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THE 
WORKS 


THOMAS CHATTERTON. 


VOL. IT. 


CONTAINING 


THE POEMS ATTRIBUTED TO 


ROWLEY. 


LONDON: 
pRINTED BY BIGGS AND COTTLE, 


Crane-Court, Fleet-Street, 


¥OR T.N. LONGMAN AND O. REES, PATERNOSTER-fhOW,. 


1803. 


CONTENTS. 


The Pieces to which Asterisks are prefixed are now first 
collected or printed. 


Page 

BPO CUC sbi ga ok swe sesensis a wis-aiK aterm «4s « AME sorud 
Ficlogue 2. sccccennee ccs ishs See Be. atl. Gitex -- 10 
Eclogue 3. ..0-.-eeses tetbtai£. ort cits pide? avewndiey 820 
Eclogue 4. ........-. canes cn - MMWR od ctetth Soe Siariorios 29 
*FhE Parliament. of Sprytes. sccrsticik vo .awinwibesa ore 37 
The Tournament, an Interlude ........ leeuren ski etl OF 
Death of Syr Charles Bawdin’ ...... eae aus a eee oid 87 
@eh oure: hadies.Chycrhes . os. ase sane see. bears 2 eg lOS 
@fithe.same.....2....- aia Ka. cna and 6 aie ho. cabal 110 
On the dedication of our Ladies Church ........0...... 112 
On the Mynster ........02--+-8- wae fs ae Ree Javea 
Or Happiness. . .....00 500s ance ene snide obits ile sibs baie 117 
Obie Johne a, Dalhente, ...ecke is < cree es dsew bon ook 82s 119 
The Gouler’s Requiem ..,......+--- ovhebitd. » -cis eteD 


Account of W. Canynge’s Feast ......cesseeveneeens 


CONTENTS. 


Page 

Storie of William Canynge ...--+--+eee- Sos oes 125 
Epitaph on Robert Canynge ..--++++--+- Keldavete: qn 
*Heraudyn a Fragmente ..2.+-+++-++- wate oerete saiperee 135 
*Fragment of Abbot-John ....++--++eerseeeerecs fs SRO 
*Warre by the same... - +--+ eo es AP Derg Bae ost cee 138 
* A Chronycalle of Brystowe -+++-+-+++2e00e eee eae 140 
«The Freere of Orderys Whyte .....----- wie hasd's geimarens 143 
Dialogue between Mastre Philpot and Walworth Cockneies 145 
The merrie Tricks of Lamyngetowne ...---ee+seecees 148 
Songe of Seyncte Baldywynne ..----+eeeeeress sees -. 152 
Songe of Seyncte Warburghe  ....-- es eer Ps stirs ae 154 
Sancte Warbur  .. ceecnccercrsecrcerccccececes ti enwlS7, 
#The Worlde by William Canynge ...-.--- 5 eee aes 160 
The unknown Knight, or the Tournament ...-+++-++es 164 
*The Romaunte of the Cnyghte ........ Rr 8 or 171 
* The same modernised by Chatterton ....secseseeeseees 174. 
To John Ladgate ....-0..+--eees es Sw ale Teselanatere 177 
Songe to Alla 2... sees cree eres cece reeecers £ do eh ZG 
Ladgate’s Answer ......+---e+0ees SSS SP aie enaeteotare 182 
Epistle to Mastre Canynge, on FEM as aie naa oo Selelet. StL BG 
Letter to Mastre Canynge =. wn ee eee ew meee eens »» 195 
Entroductionne ....... ote eh eo wake a 9 epee ge er 200 
fea, a Tragical Interlude ......... cava esate 4 eee 201 
Prologue to Goddwyn 6.0... eee cece cree re nees 325 
Goddwyn, a Tragedy ..... «ss 6 ote 0 Oil aanOERE Sheer naire 327 


Englysh Metamorphosis ........-cecveccoerces 


CONTENTS. 


An Excelente Balade of Charity .. 
Battle of Hastings (No. 1) 
Battle of Hastings (No.2) .....-- 
* Account of the Family of De Bergham 
Description of Chatterton’s Arms .......----- Wee es 505 
Glossary ...... 


Crloques, 


The three first Eclogues are printed from a MS. fur- 
nished by Mr. Catcott, in the hand-writing of Thomas 
Chatterton. Jt is a thin copy-book in 4to. with the 
following title in the first page : “ Eclogues and other 
Poems by Thomas Rowley, with a Glossary and Anno- 
tations by Thomas Chatterton.” There is only one 
other Poem in this book, viz. the fragment of “ Godd- 
wyn, a Tragedie.” 


The fourth Eclogue is reprinted from the Town and 
Country Magazine for May 1769, p. 273. It ts there 
entitled, “ Elinoure and Juga. Written three hundred 
years ago by T. Rowley, secular priest.” And it has 
the following subscription; “D.B. Bristol, May, 1769.” 
Chatterton soon after told Mr. Catcott, that he (Chat- 
terton) inserted tt in the Magazine. 


ECLOGUE THE FIRST. 


ROBERTE and RAUFE. 


Whanne Englonde,smeethyngefrom herlethalwounde, 
From her galled necke dyd twytte the chayne awaie, 
Kennynge her legeful sonnes falle all arounde, 
(Myghtie theie fell, twas Honoure ledde the fraie, ) 
Thanne inne adale, bie eve’s dark surcote eTaie, 
Twayne lonelie shepsterres dyd abrodden flie 

(The rostlyng liff doth theyr whytte hartes affraie, ) 
And wythe the owlette tr embled and dyd erie ; 


SurcoTE, a cloke or mantle, which hia 
all the other dress. 

SHEPSTERRES, shepherds. 

AsroppeEn, abruptly, so Chaucer, 
Syke he abredden dyde attourne. 


SMEETHYNGE, smoking 5 in SOME CO+ | 
pies bletheynge, but in the original as | 
above. 

LeTHAL, deadly. 

Twytte, pluck or pull ; twitch. { 

: 


KENNYNGE, seezg. RosTLYNG, rustling. 


| ; 
il AFFRALE, affright. 


Vou. U1, 


ECLOGUE THE FIRST. 


Firste Roberte Neatherde hys sore’boesom stroke, 


Then fellen on the grounde and thus yspoke. 
ROBERTE. 


Ah, Raufe! gif thos the howres do comme alonge, 
Gif thos wee flie in chase of farther woe, 

Oure fote wylle fayle, albeytte wee bee stronge, 
Ne wylle oure pace swefte as oure danger goe. 

To oure grete wronges wee have enheped moe, 
The Baronnes warre! oh! woe and well-a-daie ! 

I haveth lyff, bott have escaped soe 

That lyff ytsel mie Senses doe affraie 

Oh Raufe, comme lyste, and hearmiedernietale, “° 


Come heare the balefull dome of Robynne of the dale. 
RAU F E. 


Saie to mee nete; I kenne thie woein myne; 


ENHEPED, added, heaped. | BALEFuLr, woeful, lamentable. 


DERNIE, sad, NETE. nought. 


ECLOGUE THE FIRST. 


Oh! I’ve a tale that Sabalus mote telle. 


Swote flouretts, mantled meedows, forestes dygne; 


Gravots far-kend arounde the Errmiets cell ; 


The swote ribible dynning yn the dell; 


The joyous daunceynge ynn the hoastrie courte ; 


Eke the highe song and everych joie farewell, 


Farewell the verie shade of fayre dysporte : 


Impestering trobble onn mie heade doe comme, 


Ne on kynde Seyncte to warde the aye encreasynge¢ 


dome. 


ROBERT E. 


Oh! I coulde waile mie kynge-coppe-decked mees, 


Sapatus, the Devil, 


Mote, might. 
SwoTe, sweet. 


Dyene, good, neat, genteel, 


DYNNING, sounding. 
Hoastrik, inn, or public houses 
Exe, also, 

DysporTE, pleasure. 


GRAVOTS, groves, sometimes used for a IMPESTERING, annoying. 


coppice. 


FAR-KEND, far-seen, 


ERRMIETS, hermit, 
RIBIBLE, violin. 


Warne, fo keep off. 
AYE, ever, always, 
MEES, meadows. 


ECLOGUE THE FIRST. 


Mie spreedynge flockes of shepe of lillie white, 


Mie tendre applynges,* and embodyde trees, 


Mie Parker’s Grange, far spreedynge to the syghte, 


Mie cuyen kyne, mie bullockes stringe yn fyghte, 


Mie gorne emblaunched with the comfreie plante, 


Miefloure SeyncteMarie shotteyngwythethelyghte, 


Mie store of all the blessynges Heaven can grant. 


I amm duressed unto sorrowes blowe, 


Ihantend to the peyne, will lette ne salte teare flowe, 


APPLYNGES, grafted trees. 
EmsBopybks, fhick, stout. 
Parker’s GRANGE, liberty of pasture 


given to the Parker. 
CuYEN, fender. 
KYNE, cows. 
STRINGE, strong. 
GoRNE, garden. 


a 


* Mr. Tyrwhitt asserts that this word is not to be found elsewhere. 


EMBLAUNCHED, whitened, blanched. 

ComFREIE, cumfrey, a favourite dish 
at that time. 

Froure Seyncts Marte, marygold, 

SHOTTEYNG, shutting. 

DuressepD, hardened. 

IHANTEND, accustomed, 


ECLOGUE THE FIRST. 


RAUFE. 


fi’ Here I wille *obaie untylle Dethe doe ’pere, 
Here lyche a foule empoysoned leathel tree, 
Whyche sleaeth everichone that commeth nere, 
Soe wille I fyxed unto thys place gre. 
f I to bement haveth moe cause than thee; 
Sleene in the warre mie boolie fadre lies ; 
Oh! joicous I hys mortherer would slea, a 


And bie hys syde for aie enclose myne €iés. 


Ozarre, abide. This line is also wrote, EVERICHONE, every one. 
“ Here will I obaie uutil dethe ap- GRE, grow. 
<< pere,” but this is modernized. { Bement, lament. 
SLEAETH, destroyeth, killeth, slayeth. Boouiz, much-loved, beloved. 


* This word is explained, as Chatterton has interpreted it, by Kersey and Speght. 
But the compiler of Gloss. Ur. has observed, that Obay, in the single passage of 
Chaucer, in which it occurs C. T. ver. 12034 is a misprint and should be Abeyes 
as it is printed in the last edition from the best M.S.S. The inference is plain 
enough, from whence the author of the Poems got his word Ossie, with its 


interpretation, 
Tyrwhitt, 


8 ECLOGUE THE FIRST. 


: tCalked from everych joie, heere wylle I blede: 
Fell ys the Cullys-yatte of mie hartes castle stede, 


ROBERTE, 


Oure woes alyche, alyche our dome shal bee. 


Mie sonne, mie sonne *alleyn, ystoryen ys; 


CALKED, cast our, ejected. 
CuLLYs-yaTTE, alluding to the port- 
cullis, which guarded the gate, on 


which often depended the castle. 


|} Dome, fare. 
Mie Sonne ALLEYN, my only son, 
YSTORVEN, dead. 


PSSA SRS TERE, 


+ This word appears to have been formed upon a misapprehension of the 
following article in Skinner. “ Calked, exp. Cast, credo Cast up.” Chatterton did 
not attend tothe difference between casting out, and casting up, i. ©. casting up 
Jigures in calculation, That the latter was Skinner’s meaning miay be collected 
from his next article.  Calked for Calculated. Ch. the Frankeleynes tale.’ At ig 
probable too I think, that in both articles Skinner refers, by mistake, to 
line of the Frankeleins Tale, which in the common editions stands thus :—~ 
“ Pull subtelly he had calked al this,’ where calked is a mere misprint for 
calculed, the reading of the M.S.S. 


Tyrwhitt, 


* Alone is never used for only; soles for unicus; seul for unique, 'The dis, 
tinction I believe subsists in most languages. If the learned persons do not 
yet apprehend it, J would advise them in the following passage of Shake, 
spere, “¢ Ah! no— it is my only son” — to substitute my son alone, and to 
judge for themselves whether the difference in the idea su 


ggested. arises merely 
from the different position of the words. 


Tyrwhite, 


ECLOGUE THE FIRST. 


Here wylle I staie, and end mie lyff with thee ; 


A lyff lyche myne a borden ys ywis. 


Now from een logges fledden is selyness, 


Mynsterres alleyn can boaste the hallie Seyncte, 


Now doeth Englonde weare a bloudie dresse* 


And wyth her champyonnes gore her face depeyncte; 


Peace fledde, disorder sheweth her dark rode, 


And thorow ayre doth flie, yn garments steyned with 


bloude. 


Ywis, Jf think, 

Locess, cottages. 
SELYNESS, happiness. 
MYNSTERRES, monasteries. 


ALLEYN, only. 
Hatuig, holy. 
DEPEYNCTE, paint. 
Rove, complexion. 


* When I will wear a garment all of blood, 
And stain my favours in a bloody mask. 


Shakespere, Henry 4, P. 1. 


ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 


NYGELLE. 


Sprytes of the bleste, the pious Nygelle sed, 
Poure owte yer pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde. 


Rycharde of Lyons harte to fyghte is gon, 
Uponne the brede sea doe the banners gleme, 
The amenused nationnes be aston, 

To ken syke large a flete, syke fyne, syke breme. 
The barkis heafods coupe the lymed_ streme; 


SPRYTES, spirits, souls. f]| Kew, see, discover, know, 
PLEASAUNCE, pleasure. SYKE, such, sor 

Breve, broad. BREME, strong. 

GuemeE, shine, glimmer, gleam. Hearops, heads. 
AMENUSED, diminished, lessened. Coupe, cut. 


Aston, astonished, confounded. LYMED, glassy, reflecting. 


ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 11 


Oundes synkeynge oundes upon the hard ake riese; 

The water slughornes wythe a swotye cleme 

Conteke the dynnynge ayre, and reche the skies. 
Sprytes of the bleste, on gouldyn trones astedde, 


Poure owte yer pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde. 


The gule depeyncted oares from the black tyde, 
Decorn wyth fonnes rare, doe shemrynge ryse ; 
Upswalynge doe heie shewe ynne drierie pryde, 
Lyche gore red estells in the eve merk skyes; 

The nome-depeyncted shields, the speres aryse, 


Alyche talle roshes on the water syde ; 


OUNDES, waves, Jillows. 
AKE, oak. 
SLUGHORNES, @ musical instrument, 


SHEMRYNGE, glimmering. 

UPswaLyNncGE, rising high, swelling 
up. 

HEi£, they. 

EsTELLS, a corruption of estoile, Fr. 
@ Star. 


not unlike a hautboy. 
SwotTyveE, sweer. 
CLEME, sound. 
CoNnTEKE, confuse, contend with. 
DYNNYNGE, sounding. 
TRONES, thrones 
ASTEDDE, seated, 
GULE, red. 
DEPEYNCTED, painted. 
Decorn, carved, 
FonneEs, devices, 


EVE, evening. 

MERK, dark. 

NOME-DEPEYNCTED, rebus'd shields: a 
herald term, when the charge of 
the shield implies the name of the 
bearer. 

Atycue, /ike. 


SECOND. 


ECLOGUE THE 


Alenge from-bark to bark the bryghte sheene flyes; 
Sweft-kerv'd delyghtes doe on the water glyde. 
Sprytes of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde, 


Poure owte youre pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde. 


The Sarasen lokes owte : he doethe feere, 

- That Englondes brondeous sonnes do cotte the waie. 
Lyke honted bockes, theye reineth here and there, 
Onknowlachynge inne whatte place to obaie. 

The banner glesters on the beme of daie; 

The mittee crosse Jerusalim ys seene; 

Dhereof the syghte yer corrage doe affraie, 

In balefull dole their faces be ywreene. rire 
Sprytes of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde, 


Poure owte your pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde. 


The bollengers and cottes, so swyfte yn fyghte, 


Upon the sydes of everich bark appere 


AVENGE, along. il Mirres, mighty, 


AFFRAIE, affright. 

BALEFULL, woeful. 

YWREENE, covered. 

BoLLENGERS, Cortes, different kinds of 
boats. 


SHEENE, shine. 
SweEFtT-KERV’d, short-lived, 
Bronpeous, furious. 

REINETH, runneth. 
ONKNOWLACHYNGE, xo? knowing, 
OxsalE, abide. 


ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 


Foorthe to his office lepethe everych knyghte, 
buh Eftsoones hys squyer, with hys shielde and spere. 
The jynynge shieldes doe shemre and moke glare ; 
The dosheynge oare doe make gemoted dynne; 
5 T et, a - 4 a. 4 oe 4 + 2) 
the reynyng foemen, thynckeynge gif to dare, 
Boun the merk swerde, theie seche to fraie, theie blyn. 
Sprytes of the bleste, and everyche Seyncte ydedde, 


Poure owte yer pleasaunce onne mie fadres hedde. 


Now comm the warrynge Sarasyns to fyghte; 
Kynge Rycharde, lyche a lyoncel of warre, 


Ps «Inne sheenynge goulde, lyke feerie gronfers*dyghte, 


ErTsoonss, full soon, presently, Merk, dark, 
JYNYNGE, joiming. 
GuaRE, glitter. 


DosHEYNGE, dashing. 


| Frars, engage. 

| BLYN, cease, stand still. 
| LyonceL, a young lion. 
GEMOTED, united, assembled. || FEERIE, flaming. 
REYNYNG, running. 


GRONFERS, a meteor, from gron, a fen, 
FoEMEN, oes. and fer, a corruption of fire; that is, 
Gir, 7. a fire exhaled from a fen. 

* Boun, make ready. - Dyeute, deckz. 


* Mr. Bryant has a curious remark upon this word. 
Me 


“It is here said to be derived from gron, a fen, and fer, a corruption of fire, 
Hence we may perceive that it is taken for a common ienis fatux: 


; the same 


ee | 


ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 


Shaketh alofe hys honde, and seene afarre. 

Syke haveth I espyde a greter starre | 
Amenge the drybbiett ons to sheene fulle bryghte; 
Syke sunnys wayne wyth amayl’d beames doe barr 


The blaunchie mone or estells to gev lyghte. 


AMENGE, among. AMAYL’D, enameled. 


DryBBLett, small, insignificant. BLAUNCHIE, white, silver. 
WAYNE, carr. EsTELLS, stars. 
ES EST 


which the country people stile a Will of the wisp and Jack a lantern. On this 
account the expositor has been induced to derive it from gron a fen. But there 
is nothing in an zgnis fatuus which agrees with the description here given. This 
meteor the ignis fatuus, is represented as a vague, playful and innocent light, in 
which there is nothing terrible or alarming. Besides, a Gronfire is plainly a 
ground-fire from gron* and grun, solum. See Olai Verelti Lexicon Sueo. Gothic. 
It was expressed A. S. gpund. solum. fundum. Al. grunt. B. grond. See 
Lye’s Etymolog. Ang. Moreover from the comparison it is evident, that 
something is alluded to, which was of a very fearful nature and of an uncommion 
appearance. Whatever it may have been, we find it again referred to, though 
in different terms— 
Lyche a battently low mie swerde shall brend. 
Goddwyn. 50. 

Now what have we similar by which these descriptions can be explained ? No- 
thing that I am apprised of, now a days. But I think that there were of old 


* Gron signifies undoubtedly a marshy place: but also solid ground. 


ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 


Sprytes of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde, 


Poure owte your pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde. 


Distraughte affraie, wythe lockes of blodde-red die, 
Terroure, emburled yn the thonders rage, 
Deathe, lynked to dismaie, dothe ugsomme flie, 


Enchafynge echone champyonne war to wage: 


DisTRAUGHTE, distracting. 
AFFRAIE, affright. 
EMBURLED, armed. 


UGsoMME, terribly. 
ENCHAFYNGE, encouraging, heating. 


some phenomena, mentioned by the more early historians of this country, which 
will illustrate the point greatly. In the Saxon Chronicle we read, that in the 
year 1032, there were earthquakes in many parts of this kingdom; and thata 
sad mortality ensued ; and what is very particular, there were seen fires of an 
uncommon appearance, such as were never seen before. They broke out of the 
earth in different places and did a great deal of mischief.t- Simeon Dunelmensis 
takes notice of earthquakes happening, and of a like fire appearing a few years 
after, anno 1048. He speaks of it as breaking out in Derbyshire and some neigh. 
bouring counties, and being of an alarming nature; and he concludes with 
saying, vzllas et segetes multas ustulavit. Hist. Ang. Script. Decem. p. 183. It is 
recorded by John Brompton nearly in the same manner. He mentions the mor- 
tality which then prevailed; and the mischief which was done by these fires. 
ibid. p. 939. 1.48. The like phenomenon is said to have appeared in the next 


rt ene at 


+ P. 154. See also Roger de Hoveden p. 440. Hence we may perceive that the 
artificial fire called wz/d fre at this day, took its name from the similitude it bore 
to these battent lowes and gronfires, which broke out in the times specified. 


16 ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 


*Speres Tbevyle speres; swerdes upon swerdes engage; 
Armoure on armoure dynn, shielde upon shielde ; 
Ne dethe of thosandes can the warre assuage, 


Botte falleynge nombers sable all the feelde, 


Bevyur, break, aherald term, signi- | DYNN, sounds. 
fying a spear broken in tilting, SABLE, blacken. 


* Now shield with shield, with helmet helmet closed, 
To armour armour, lance to lance opposed. 
* £ & KR EK ¥ 
Spears lean on spears, on targets targets throng, 
Helms stuck to helms, and man drove man along. 
Pope’s Homer. 


{ The idea of breaking, which is quite foreign from devyle, might perhaps have 
been suggested by the following passage in Kersey. <¢ Bevile (in Heraldry) 


broken or open, like a bevel, or carpenter’s rule.” ii 
Tyrwhitt. 


century, according to Holinshead, as well as other writers. He mentions in the 
reign of Henry the First, that there were earthquakes similar to the former ; 
and that fires came out of the earth with great violence, which could not by 
water, nor by any means {be subdued. V.9.p.44. Fires of this nature must 
have had a very formidable appearance. And it was not any fenny meteer, 
but undoubtedly these Groundfires, to which the poet alluded. It is remarkable 


—t 


3 See an account of a similar phenomenon in Germany mentioned by Tacitus. 


ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 17 


Sprytes of the bleste, and everych Seyncte ydedde, 


Poure owte youre pleasaunce on mie fadres hedde. 


The foemen fal arounde ; the cross reles hye ; 
Steyned ynne goere, the harte of warre ys seen ; 
Kyng Rycharde, thorougheveryche trope doth flie, 


And beereth meynte of Turkes onto the greene ; 


RELES, waves. | MEYNTE, many, great numbers. 
fra ETL 


that the first appearance of them was anno 10932, dnd the second, if not a con- 
tinuation of the same phenomenon was anno 1048 ; both in the days of Earl 
Godwin; from whom the tragedy has its name. So that the comparison there 
made, agrees very well with the times, and with the event by which they were 
distinguished. The last instance of such fires, was not indéed in the days of 
King + Richard, who is the person concerned in the Second Eclogue, yet not so 
far removed, but that there might have been persons living by whom they were 
seen. The mc nory of fhem could not have been soon effaeed. Hence it was 
natural for persons, who were treating of those times, to introduce those circum- 
stances, which so particularly marked them, For the justice of these compa- 
tisons was very apparent in those days: which fitness and propriety is lost if 
they are introduced at a later season, and by another hand. It is from such 
remote and secret references that I am induced to think that some of these poems 
are of a greater antiquity than has generally been attributed to them. As to the 
person who has attempted to explain them, it is manifest that he proceeded 
merely by surmise and conjecture. He was not acquainted with the latent pur- 
port of these references ; and the conclusion which necessarily follows, is, I 
think, very plain. 


+ They happened anno 1135, in the last year of Henry the First, See Polydore 
Virgil; p. 195. 
Vou. I. C 


18 ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 


Bic hymm the floure of Asies menn is sleene ; 
The waylynge mone doth fade before hys sonne ; 
Bie hym hys knyghtes bee formed to actions deene, 
Doeynge syke marvels, strongers be aston. 
Sprytes of the bleste, and everych Seyncte ydedde, 


Poure owte your pleasaunce onn mie fadres hedde. 


The fyghte is wonne ; Kynge Rycharde master is ; 
The Englonde bannerr kisseth the hie ayre ; 
Full of pure joie the armie is iwys, 
And everych one haveth it onne his bayre ; 
Agayne to Englonde comme, and worschepped there, 
Twyghte into lovynge armes, and feasted eft ; 
In everych eyne aredynge nete of wyere, 
Of all remembrance of past peyne berefte. 

Sprytes of the bleste, and everich Seyncte ydedde, 


Syke pleasures powre upon mie fadres hedde. 


SLEENE, slain. Iwys, certainly. 
WAYLYNGE, decreasing. BayReE ; drow. 

DEENE, glorious, worthy. TwycGute plucked, pulled. 
MARVELS, wonders. |} Err 5 often. 


Aston, astonished. Wyere, grief, trouble. 


ECLOGUE THE SECOND. 


Syke Nigel sed, whan from the bluie sea 

The upswol sayle dyd daunce before his eyne ; 

Swefte as the wishe, hee toe the beeche dyd flee, 

And founde his fadre steppeynge from the bryne. 

Lette thyssen* menne, who haveth sprite of loove, 
Bethyncke untoe hemselves how mote the meetynge 


proove. 


Urswo., swollen. 


* Tuyssen, this word is not to be found in any other writer. shisom or thisen 
is used by the Colliers about Bristol. 


ECLOGUE THE THIRD. 


MANNE. WOMANNE. SIR ROGERRE. 


Wouldst thou kenn nature in her better parte ? 
Goe, serche the logges and *bordels of the hynde 3.” 
Gyff theie have anie, itte ys roughe-made arte, 


Inne hem you see the {blakied forme of kynde. 91 & A 


Locces lodges, huts. HEM, a contraction of them. 
BorDELS, cottages. Buakiep naked, original. 
Hiynpe, servant, slave, peasant. KYNDE, ature. 


Gvrrr, if. 


: 


% Bordel, in very old French, signifies a cottage, and bordelier, a cottagere 
Chaucer uses the first for a drothe/, and the second for the keeper of such a 


house. 


‘++ To explain this strange word, d/ake, as occuring AK. 178. 
Whanne Autumpne 4/ake and sonne-brente doe appere. 


ECLOGUE THE THIRD. 


Haveth your mynde a lycheynge of a mynde ? 
Woulde it kenne everich thynge, as it mote bee ? 
Woulde ytte here phrase of vulgar from the hynde, 
Withoute wiseegger wordes and knowlache free ? 
Gyfsoe, rede thys, whyche Iche dysportynge pende; 
Gifnete besyde, yttes rhyme maie ytte commende. 


MANNE. 


Botte whether, fayre mayde, do ye goe? 
O where do ye bende yer waie ? 
I wille knowe whether you goe, 


I wylle not bee asseled naie., 


LYcHEYNGE, Jzhing. WISEEGGER, wise-egger, a philosopher. 
Morte, might. The sense of this lineis, KNOWLACHE, knowledge. 

Would you see every thing in its DyYSPORTEYNGE, sporting. 

primeval state. ASSELED, answered. 


and again 407. 
Blake stondeth future doome, and joie doth mee alyse. 
is explained open, exposed; and blakied is made the participle from an, imaginary 


verb, to dlakie, signifying to open. 


ECLOGUE THE THIRD, 


WOMANNE. 


To Robin and Nell, all downe in the delle, 
To hele hem at makeynge of haie. 


MANNE, 


Syr Rogerre, the parsone, hav hyred mee there, 
Comme, comme, lett us tryppe ytte awaie, 
We'lle wurke and we'lle synge, and weylledrenche 
of stronge beer 


As longe as the merrie sommers daie. 
WOMANNE. 


How harde ys mie dome to wurch! . 
Moke 1s mie woe. 

Dame Agnes, whoe lies ynne the Chyrche 
With birlette golde, 


Here, aid, or help. || Drencue, drink. 
WuRKE, work, | BirLetTe, a hood, or covering for the 
back part of the head. 


Wurcn, work, 


ECLOGUE THE THIRD. 


“Wythe gelten aumeres stronge ontolde, 


What was shee moe than me, to be soe ? 


MANNE. 


I kenne Syr Roger from afar 


Tryppynge over the lea ; 


Ich ask whie the loverds son 


Is moe than mee. 


SYR ROGERRE. 


The sweltrie sonne dothe hie apace hys wayne, 


From everich beme a seme of lyfe doe falle ; 


Swythyn scille oppe the haie upponne the playne 
Methynckes the cockes begynneth to gre talle. 


Thys ysalyche oure doome; the great, the smatlie, 


GELTEN, guilded. 

AUMERES, borders of gold and silver, 
on which was laid thin plates of ezther 
metal counterchanged, not unlike the 
present spangled laces, 

LoverpDs, Jord’s. 

SWELTRIE, sultry. 


WAYNE, car. 

SEME, seed. 

SwyTHyYN, quickly, presently. 
Scruve, gather. 

GRE, grow. 

Doome, fate. 


aa nadie a tie atte I 
TA fede 4 ’ 


ECLOGUE THE THIRD. 


Moste withe and bee forwyned by deathis darte, 
See ! the swote flourette hathe noe swote at alle: 
Itte wythe the ranke wede bereth evalle parte. 
The cravent, warrioure, and the wyse be blente, 


Alyche to drie awaie wythe those theie dyd hemente. 
MANNE, 


All-a-boon,* Syr Priest, all-a-boon. 
Bye yer preestschype nowe saye unto mee; 
Syr Gaufryd the knyghte, who lyvethe harde bie, 
Whie shoulde hee than mee 
Bee moe greate, 


‘Inne honnoure, knyghtehoode and estate ? 


WITHE, @ contraction of wither. CRAVENT, coward, 

FORWYNED, dried. BLENTE, ceased, dead, no more. 
SworTe, sweet. BEMENTE, lament. 

FLOURETTE, flower. ALL-A-BOON, a manner of asking « 
EVALLE, equal. favour. 


* Mr Tyrwhitt says, “¢ the only passage, I believe, in which these eight letters 
are to be found together in the same order, is in Chaucer. C. Tales. v. 9492. 

“¢ And alderfirst he bade hem all a bone.” 
This the Dean of Exeter considers as authority, arguing that the words in Chaucer 
should be connected : but a// is there evidently an adjective connected with the 
pronoun fem. 


ECLOGUE THE THIRD. 


ROGERRE. 


~Attourne thy eyne arounde thys haied mee, 


Tentytlie loke arounde the chaper delle; 


An answere to thie barganette here see, 


Thys welked flourette wylle a leson telle : 


Arist it blew, itte florished, and dyd well 
) > y ) 


Lokeynge ascaunce upon the naighboure greene ; 


Yet with the deigned greene yttes rennome felle, 


Eftsoones ytte shronke upon the daie-brente playne, 


Didde not yttes loke, whilest ytte there dyd stonde, 


To croppe ytte in the bodde move somme dred honde, 


Syke ys the waie of lyfte ; the loverds ente 


Mooveth the robber hym therfor to slea ; 


ATTOURNE, ?urn. 


TENTYFLIE, carefully, with circum- 


spection. 


Cuarer, dry, sun-burnt. 


DELLE, valley. 


BARGANETTE, a song, or ballad, 
WELKED, withered. 


ARIST, arisen, or arose. 


Biew, blossomed. 


Ascaunce, disdainfully. 
DEIGNED, disdained. 
RENNOME, glory. 
EFTsooNnes, guickly. 
DAIE-BRENTE, sun-burnt. 
SYKE, such. 

LoverDs, Jord’s 

ENTE, a purse or bag. 
SLEA, slay. 


ECLOGUE THE THIRD. 


(ryf thou has ethe, the shadowe of contente, 

Leleive the trothe, theres none moe haile yan thee. ty 
Thou wurchest; welle, canne thatte a trobble bee? 
Slothe moe wulde jade thee than the roughest daie. 


¥ 


Couldest thou the kivercled of soughlys see, 
Thou wouldst eftsoones see trothe ynne whatte I saie; 
Botte lette me heere thie waie of lyffe, and thenne 


Heare thou from me the lyffe of odher menne. 
MANNE. 


I ryse wyth the sonne, 
Lyche hym to dryve the wayne, 
And eere mie wurche is don 
I synge a songe or twayne. 
I followe the plough-tayle, 
Wythe a longe jubb.of ale. 
Botte of the maydens, oh ! 
Itte lacketh notte to telle ; 


ETHE, ease. SOUGHLYS, souls. 

TRotue, ¢ruth, ErTsoones, full soom, or presently. 
Haite, happy. WAYNE, car. 

WurCHEST, workest. TWAYNE. favo. 


KIVERCLED, the hiddenor secret part of. \\ JuBB, a bottle. 


ECLOGU E THE THIRD, 


Syre Preeste mote notte crie woe, 


Culde hys bull do as welle. 


I daunce the beste heiedeygnes, 


And foile the wysest feygnes. 


On everych Seynctes hie daic 


Wythe the mynstrelle am I seene, 


All a footeynge it awaie, 


Wythe maydens on the greene. 


But oh! I wyshe to be moe greate, 


In rennome, tenure and estate. 


SYR ROGERRE: 


Has thou ne seene a tree uponne a hylle, 


Whose unliste braunces rechen far toe syghte ; 


Whan fuired unwers doe the heaven fylle, 


Itte shaketh deere yn dole and moke affryghte, 


HEIEDEYGNES, a country dance, still 
practised in the North. 

FoiLe, baffle. 

FEYGNES, a corruption of Feints. 

MYNSTRELLE, a minstrel is a musician. 

UNuIstTe, unbounded. 


BrRAauNCES, branches. 
FutRED, furious. 
UNWERS, fempests, storms, 
DEERE, dire. 

Doe, dismay. 


Moke, much. 


ECLOGUE THE THIRD. 


} 


Stondethe unhurte, unquaced bie the storme : 
Syke is a picte of lyffe : the manne of myghte 
Is tempest-chaft, hys woe greate as hys forme; 
Thieselfe a flowrette of a small accounte, 

Wouldst harder felle the wynde, as hygher thee dydste 


mounte. 


ConcEoN, dwarf. | UNQUACED, unhurt. 
PICTE, picture. 
| TEMPEST-CHAFT, fempest-beaten. 


ABEssi£, humility. 
DycGuteE, deeked, 


Evidently from the French abaisser, but corruptly and indeed unintelligibly formed. 


it is used by no other writer. 
Tyrwhitt. 


var 


Whylest the congeon flowrette abessie dyghte, ““"" 


ECLOGUE THE FOURTH. 


ELINOURE and JUGAZ. 


Onne Ruddeborne bank twa pynynge Maydens sate, 
Theire teares faste dryppeynge to the waterre cleere; 
““ichone bementynge for her absente mate, 
‘Who atte Seyncte Albonns shouke the morthynge 
speare. 
The nottebrowne Elinoure to Juga fayre 
Dydde speke *acroole,wythe languishment of eyne, 


Lyche droppes of pearlie dew, lemed, the quyvryng 


brine. 
EXEC 
t QO ja {Gj - = 
RuDDEBORNE, rudborne (in Saxon, red || BementyNnGeE, Jamenting. 


famous for the battles there fought 
between the Houses of Lancaster 
and York. | 

| 


water), a River near Saint Albans, || Morruynce,. murdering. 
AcROOLE, faintly. 
LEMED, listened. 


* Unauthorized. The imitative verb croo/, or something like it, is said to have 


denoted the sound made by the dove. 


ECLOGUE THE FOURTH. 
ELINOURE. 


O gentle Juga ! heare mie dernie plainte, : 

To fyghte for Yorke mie love ys dyghte in stele ; «1a 

O mai ne sanguen steine the whyte rose peyncte, 

Mai good Seyncete Cuthberte watche Syrre Roberte 
wele. 

Moke moe thanne deathe in phantasie I feele ; 

See ! see! upon the grounde he bleedynge lies ; 


Inhild some juice of lyfe, or else mie deare love dies. 
LU Gx. 


Systers 1 sorrowe on thys daise-ey’d banke, 
Where melancholych broods, we wyll lamente ; 
Be wette wythe mornynge dewe and evene danke ; 


Lyche levynde okes in eche the odher bente, 


DERNIE, Sad- INHILD, infuse. 
DyYGHTE, arrayed, or cased. Jo1ceE, juice, 


Moke, mucé. LevynpDE, dlasted. 


ECLOGUE THE FOURTH. $1 


Or lyche forlettenn halles* of merriemente, 


23 , 
; Whose gastlie mitches holde the traine of fryghte, 
vat, Where lethaleravens bark, and owlets wake the nyghte. 


ELINOURE. 


No moe the miskynette shall wake the morne, t 
Ti - metrattarad fat 1 »mhoer | THAIN OE 
ihe minstrelie daunce, good cheere, and morryce 
plaie ; 


No moe the amblynge palfrie and the horne 


FORLETTENN, forsaken, i 
MITcHEs, rxins. 

’ 
FRYGHTE, fear. | 


Letuate, deadly, or deathboding. 
MiskKYNETTE, a smal] bagpipe. 


* Mr. Bowles has introduced this line in his Monody written at Matlock. 
Whilst hush’d, and by the mace of Ruin rent 
Sinks the forsaken hall of merriment. 


+ The breezy call of incense-breathing morn, 
The swallow twittering from her straw-built shed, 
The cock’s shrill clarion, or the echoing horn 
No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. 
Gray. 


ECLOGUE THE FOURTH. 


Shall from the lessel rouze the foxe awaie ; 
I'll seke the forreste alle the lyve-longe daie ; 
Alle nete amenge the eravde chyrche glebe wyll goe, “7m 


And to the passante Spryghtes lecture mie tale of woe. . « “ 
05 “oa 
J U G A. 


Whan mokie cloudis do hange upon the leme 

Of leden Moon, ynn sylver mantels dyghte ; 

The tryppeynge Faeries weve the golden dreme 

Of Selyness, whyche flyeth wythe the nyghte ; 

Thenne (botte the Seynctes forbydde !) gif to a 

spryte 

SyrrRychardes forme ys lyped, I'll holde dystraughte 

Hys bledeynge claie-colde corse, and die eche date 


ynn thoughte. 


Lessex, in aconfined sense, a bush or Lecture, relate. 
hedge, though sometimes used as a Moxte, élack. 
orcst ‘ LEDEN, decreasing. 

ALLE NETE, might SELYNESS, happiness. 

AMENGE, among. Lyrep, Linked, 


CuyrcHEe GLEBE, church.yard. 


ECLOGUE THE FOURTH. 


ELINOU Fe& 


Ah woebementynge wordes; what wordescan shewe! 


Thou limed ryver, on thie linche maie bleede 
Champyons, whose bloude wylle wythe thie waterres 
flowe, 
AndRudborne streeme beRudborne streemeindeede! 
Haste, gentle Juga, tryppe ytte oere the meade, 
To knowe, or wheder we muste waile agayne, 
Or wythe oure fallen knyghtes be menged onne the 


plain. 


Soe sayinge, lyke twa levyn-blasted trees, 

Or twayne of cloudes that holdeth stormie rayne ; 
Theie moved gentle oere the dewie mees, 

To where Seyncte Albons holie shrynes remayne. 
There dyd-theye fynde that bothe their knyghtes 


were slayne, 


BEMENTYNGE, lamenting. } 
LIMED, glassy. 
Lincue, bank. 


Vor, IT, 


MENGED, mingled. 
Megs, meeds, 


D 


34, ECLOGUE THE FOURTH. 


Distraughte theie wandered to swollen Rudbornes 
syde, 

Yelled theyre lethalle knelle, sonke ynn the waves 
and dyde. | 


DISTRAUGHTE, distracted. 


vo lally ae 


Cie 
Parlyamente 
of 


Sprptes. 


From Barrett’s History of Bristol. The Original in 
Chatterton’s hand-writing is in the British Museum. 
It was among the most early communications of Chat- 
terton to Mr. Barrett. 


A MOST MERRIE ENTYRLUDE, 


Plaied bie the Carmelyte Freeres at. Mastre Canynges hys greete howse, before 
Mastre Canynges and Byshoppe Carpenterre, on dedicatynge the chyrche 
of Oure Ladie of Redclefte, hight 


The PARLIAMENT of SPRYTES. 


Wroten bie T. ROWLEIE and J. ISCAMME. 


Lintroductyon bie Queene Mabbe. 
(Bie Iscamme.) 


Whan from the erthe the sonnes hulstred, 


Huustren, Azdden, 


Joun CarrenteR, bishop of Worces- “©The Pleasaunt Dyscorses of La-~ 
ter, who in conjunction with Mr. myngeton ;” also at the desire of 
Canynge, founded the abbey at Mr. Canynge (Rowley being then col- 
Westbury. lecting of drawings for Mr. Canynge) 

JouHn Iscam, according to Rowley, he translated a Latin piece called 
was a canon of the. monastery of Miles Brystolli into English metre, 
Saint Augustine in Bristol. He The place of his birth is not known 


wrote a dramatic piece called 


STRAUGHTE, stretched. IY think this 
line is borrowed from a much better 
one of Rowley’s, viz. “ Like kynge 
cuppes brasteynge wyth the morn- 
yngedew.” Thereason why I think 
Iscam guilty of the plagiary is, that 
the Songe to Ella, from whence the 
above line is taken, was wrote when 
Rowley was in London collecting of 
drawings for Mr. Canynge to build 
the church, and Iscam wrote the 
above little before the finishing of the 
church. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


And take theyre walke the letten throwe. 7) 707 924 
Than do the sprytes of valourous menne, 
Agleeme along the barbed halle ; 


Pleasaunte the moultrynge banners kenne, ™o2-/¢/zs 


Oure sprytes atourne theyr e 


Troolie the thynge muste be bewryen : iia 


Than from the flouretts straughte with dewe ; 
Mie leege menne makes yee awhaped, 
And wytches theyre wytchencref doe. 


Then ryse the sprytes ugsome and rou, 


Or sytte arounde yu honourde stalle. 


yne to nyghte, 


¥ 
A! 
4 


And looke on Canynee his chyrche bryghte. 


In sothe yn alle mie bismarde rounde, 


AWHAPED, astonished. 
WYTCHENCREF, witchcraft. 
Ucsomg, frerrible. 

Rov, zwgly. 

Lerten, this is a word peculiar to the 
West, and signifies a churchyard. 
BareeD, hung with banners or trophies. 

MOo.LtTRYNGE, mouldering 

ATOURNE, ‘urn. 

EYNE, eyes. 

BISMARDE, curious. 

BewryeNn, declared or made known. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


Inne stone or woden worke ne founde, 
Nete so bielecoyle to myne eyne, 

‘J y * » . be ‘ 
As ys goode Canynge hys chyrche of stone, 


Whych blatauntlie wylle shewe his prayse alone. 


To Johannes Carpenterre Byshoppe of Worcesterre 
(Bie Rowleie.) 


To you goode Byshoppe, I address mie saie, 

To you who honoureth the clothe you weare ; 
Lyke pretious bighes ynne golde of beste allaie 
Echone dothe make the other seeme more fayre: 
Other than you where coulde a manne be founde 


So fytte to make a place bee holie grounde. 


The sainctes ynne stones so netelie carvelled, 


Theie.scantlie are whatte theie enseeme to be ; 


BIELECOYLE, well pleasing or welcome, CARVELLED, carved. 


BLATAUNTLIE, loudly. ScaNTLIE, scarcely. 


BIGHES, jewels. 


‘‘ OTHER THAN you,” &c, Carpenter dedicated the church, as appears by a poem 
written by Rowley. 


40 THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


Bie fervente praier of yours myghte rear theyre heade 
And chaunte owte masses to oure V yreyne. 
Was everie prelate lyke a Carpenterre, 


The chyrche woulde ne blushe at a Wynchesterre. 


Learned as Beauclerke, as the confessour 

Holie ynne lyfe, lyke Canynge charitable, 

Busie in holie chyrche as Vavasour, 

Slacke yn thynges evylle,yn alle goode thynges stable, 
Honest as Saxonnes was, from whencethouw’rt sprunge, 


Tho boddie weak thie soule for ever younge. 


Thou knowest welle thie conscience free from steyne, 
Thie soule her rode no sable batements have; 
Yclenchde oer wythe vyrtues beste adayene, 

A daie aeterne thie mynde does aie adave. 

Ne spoyled.widdowes, orphyans dystreste, 


Ne starvvynge preestes ycrase thie nyghtlie reste. “a 


biti deinen son nese acest 
Rove, complection. I take the YCLENCHDE, covered. 
meaning of this line to be, “ The AETERNE, eternal, 
complection of thy soul is free from ADAVE, enjoy. 


the black marks of sin.” YCRASE, to break. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 41 


Here then to thee let me for one and alle 

Give lawde to Carpenterre and commendatyon, 

For hys grete vyrtues but alas! too smalle 

Is mie poore skylle to shewe you hys juste blatyon, 
Or to blaze forthe hys publicke goode alone, 

And alle hys pryvate goode to godde and hym ys 


knowne. 


Spryte of Nymrodde speaketh. 
(bie [scamme. ) 


Soon as the morne but newlie wake, 

Spyed Nyghte ystorven lye ; 

On herre corse dyd dew droppes shake, 
Then fore the sonne upgotten was I. 

The rampynge lyon, felle tygere, 

The bocke that skyppes from place to place, 
The olyphaunte and rhynocere, 


BLATYON, dation, praise || Ruynocers, rhinoceros. 


OLyPHAUNT, elephant. So an ancient anonymous author : 


The olyphaunt of beastes is 
The wisest I wis, 

For hee alwaie dothe eat 
Lyttle store of meat. 


42 THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


Before mee throughe the greeene woode I dyd chace. 

Nymrodde as scryptures hyght mie name, 

Baalle as jetted stories saic ; 

For rearynge Babelle of greete fame, 

Mie name and renome shalle lyven for aie: 

But here I spie a fyner rearynge, 

Genst whych the clowdes dothe not fyghte, 

Onne whych the starres doe sytte to appearynge : 

Weeke menne thynke ytte reache the kyngdom of 
lyghte. 

O where ys the manne that buylded the same, 

Dyspendynge worldlie store so welle ; 

Fayn woulde I chaunge wyth hym mie name, 


And stande ynne hys chaunce ne to goe to helle. 


Spryte of Assyrians syngeth. 


Whan toe theyre caves aeterne abeste, 


The waters ne moe han dystreste. 


Asrste, according to Rowley, 


ae? devised ox faigned. humbled or brought down. 
ee renown. : And Rowleie saies ‘ thie pryde 
¥SPENDYNGE, expending. wylle be abeste.” Entroductyon te 


ei Od tag Rs i the Entyrlude of the Apostate. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


The worlde so large ; 
Butte dyde dyscharge 


Themselves ynto theyre bedde of reste. 


Then menne besprenged alle abroade, 

Ne moe dyde worshyppe the true Godde ; 
Butte dyd create 
Hie temples greate 


Unto the ymage of Nymrodde. 


But nowe the Worde of Godde is come, 
Borne of Maide Marie toe brynge home 
Mankynde hys shepe, 
Theme for to keepe 
In the folde of hys heavenlie kyngdome. 


Thys chyrche whych Canynge he dyd reer, 
Sek To bee dispente in prayse and prayer, 


Mennes soules to save, 


BESPRENGED, scattered. | DIsPENTE, used. 


44 THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


From vowrynge graye, ff 


Ande puryfye them heaven were. 7°" aie 


Sprytes of Elle, Bythrycke, Fytz-hardynge, Framp- 
ton, Gauntes, Segowen, Lanyngeton, Knyghtes 
Templars, and Byrtonne. 

(Bie Rowleie.) 


Spryte of Bythrycke speeketh. 


Elle, thie Brystowe is thie onlie care, 
Thou arte lvke dragonne vyllant of yts gode ; 
Ne lovynge dames toe kynde moe love can bear, 


Ne Lombardes over golde moe vyllaunt broode. 


REA EASED SITE ET A oar) 
VowRryNGB, devouring. BYTHRYCKE, aa anglo-Saxon, who ia 
sisted ' Will; eters 
Ein; Mewier of BrieliGdstle iplihe illiam the Congueror’s time had 
Bristol. 


time of the Saxons. 
VYLLANT, vigzlant. 


HEAVEN WERE, heavenward, so Rowley : 


“* Not goulde or bighes will bring thee heaven were, 
Ne kyne or mylkie flockes gpon the playne, 

Ne mannours rych nor banners brave and fayre, 
Ne wife the sweetest of the erthlie trayne. 


Entroductyon to the Enterlude of the Apostate.” 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


Spryte of Elle speeketh. 


: ‘Swythy Mm, yee sprytes forsake the bollen floude, 


.., And browke a sygthe wyth mee, a syghte enfyne ; 


Welle have I vy ended myne for Danyshe bloude, 
Syth thys greete structure greete mie whaped eyne. 
Yee that have buylden on the Radclefte syde, 


Tourne there your eyne and see your workes outvyde. 


Spryte of Bythrycke speeketh. 


What wondrous monumente! what pyle ys thys! 
That byndes in wonders chayne entendemente! 


That dothe aloof the ayrie skyen kyss, 

And seemeth mountaynes joyned bie cemente, 

From Goddehys greeteand wondrous storehouse sente, 
Pulle welle myne eyne arede ytte canne ne bee, 


That manne coulde reare of thylke agreete extente, 


A chyrche so bausyn fetyve as wee see: 


SWYTHYN, quickly. |} EnTenDEMENTE, understanding. 
BoLien, swelled. 


AREDE, conceive. 
BRowKE, enjoy. 


| BaUsyn FETYVE, elegantly large. 
Wuared, amazed. 


46 THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


The flemed cloudes disparted from it flre, 
Twylle bee, I wis, to alle eternytye . 


Elle’s spryte speeketh. 


Were I once moe caste yn a mortalle frame, 

To heare the chauntrie songe sounde ynne myne €are, 

To heare the masses to owre holie dame, 

To viewe the cross yles and the arches fayre ! 

Throughe the halfe hulstred sylver twynklynge glare 

Of yon bryghte moone in foggie mantles dreste, 

I must contente the buyldynge to aspere, “t~"* ‘ 
Whylste ishad cloudes the hallie syghte arreste. eed d 
Tyll as the nyghtes growe wayle I flie the lyghte, ¢¢ 
O were I manne agen to see the syghte ! 

There sytte the canons; clothe of sable hue 

Adorne the boddies of them everie one ; 


The chaunters whyte with scarfes of woden blewe, 


mt oh 
ee 


And crymson chappeaus for them toe put onne, 


ELEMED, frighted. Haire, well pleasing, also holy. 
ASPERE, fo view. Wave, old. 
IsHAD, droken, CHAPPEAUS, hats or caps of estates 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 47 


Wythe golden tassyls glyttrynge ynne the sunne: 
The dames ynne kyrtles alle of Lyncolne greene, 
And knotted shoone pykes of brave coloures done : 


A fyner syghte yn sothe was never seen. 
Byrtonnes spryte speeketh. 


Inne tyltes and turnies was mie dear delyghte, 

For manne and Godde hys warfare han renome ; 

At everyche tyltynge yarde mie name was hyghte, 

I beare the belle awaie whereer I come. 

Of Redclfte chyrche the buyldynge newe I done, 

And dyd fulle manie holie place endowe, 

Of Maries house made the foundacyon, 

And gave athreescore markes to Johnes hys toe. 

Then clos’d myne eyne on erthe to ope no moe, 

Whylst syx moneths mynde upon mie grave was doe. 

Full gladde am I mie chyrche was pyghten down, pa 

Syth thys brave structure doth agreete myne eye. 
ave, Thys geason buyldynge limedst of the towne, 


Like to the donours soule, shalle never die ; 


PYGHTEN, pulled down. 


| LIMEDST, most noble. 
GEASON, rare. 


48 THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


But if percase Tyme, of hys dyre envie, 

Shalle beate ytte to rude walles and throckes of stone ; pie 
The faytour traveller that passes bie 

Wyille see yttes royend auntyaunte splendoure shewne 
Inne the crasd arches and the carvellynge, 


And pyllars theyre greene heades to heaven rearynge. 
Spryte of Segowen speeketh. - 


Bestoykynge golde was once myne onlie tole, 
Wyth ytte mie soule wythynne the coffer laie ; 
Itte dyd the mastrie of mie lyfe emploie, 

Bie nyghte mie leman and mie jubbe bie daye. 
Once as I dosynge yn the wytch howre laie, 
Thynkynge howe to benym the orphyans breadde, 
And from the redeless take theyre goodes awaie, 


I from the skien heare a voyce, which said, 


Turockes, heaps. BrsTOYKYNGE, deceiving. 
FaytTour, wandering. LEMAN, aohores 

RoyvennD, ruin’d. Jusse, bottle. 

Crasb, broken, old. BENYM, fo fake away. 
Srcowen, 4 usurer, a native of Lom- || Rupgusss, helpless. 


bardy. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


Thou sleepest, but loe Sathan is awake ; 


Some deede thats holie doe, or hee thie soule wylle take. 


I swythyn was upryst wyth feere astounde ; 
Methoughte yn merke was plaien devylles felle : 
Strayte dyd I nomber twentie aves rounde, 


Thoughten full soone for to 20 to helle. 


In the morne mie case to a goode preeste dyd telle, 


Who dyd areede mee to ybuild that daie 

The chyrche of Thomas, thenne to peices felle. 
Mie heart dispanded into heaven laie : 

Soon was the sylver to the workmenne given,— 


Twas beste astowde, a karynte gave to heaven. 


But welle, I wote, thie causalles were not soe, 
Twas love of Godde that set thee on the rearynge 
Of this fayre chyrch, O Canynge, for to doe 
Thys lymed buyldynge of so fyne appearynge : 


UPRYSTE, risen up. DIsPANDED, expanded, 
ASTOUNDE, astonished. AsTOwDE, bestow’'d, 
MERKE, darkness. KaRYNTE, a loan. 
AREEDE, counsel, LyMED, noble, 


Vou. II. 


49 


50 THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


Thys chyrch owre lesser buyldyngs all owt-daryinge, 
Lyke to the moone wythe starres of lyttle lyghte ; 
And after tymes the feetyve pyle reverynge, 

The prynce of chyrches buylders thee shall hyghte ; 
Greete was the cause, but greeter was the effecte, 


So alle wyll saie who doe thys place prospect. 
Spryte of Fytz Hardynge specketh. 


From royal parentes dyd I have retaynynge, 

The redde-hayrde Dane confeste to be mie syre ; 

The Dane who often throwe thys kyngdom draynynge, 

Would mark theyre waie athrowgh wythe bloude and 
fyre. 

As stopped ryvers alwaies ryse moe hygher, 

And rammed stones bie opposures stronger bee ; 

So thie whan vanquyshed dyd prove moe dyre, 

And for one peysan theie dyd threescore slee. ; 

From them of Denmarques royalle bloude came I, 


Welle myghte I boaste of mie geutylytie. 


3 n ? 
Fuutyve, andsome or elegant, PEYSAN, a countryman, also a foot sol- 
dier. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 51 


The pypes maie sounde and bubble forth mie name, 
And tellen what on Radclefte syde I.dyd : 

Trinytie Colledge ne agrutche mie fame; 

The fayrest place in Brystowe ybuylded. 

The royalle bloude that thorow mie vaynes’ slydde 
Dyd tyncte mie harte wythe manic a noble thoughte ; 
Lyke to mie mynde the mynster yreared, 

Wythe noble carvel workmanshyppe was wroughte, 
Hie at the deys, lyke to a kynge on’s throne, 


Dyd I take place and was myself alone. 


But thou, the buylder of this swotie place, 

Where alle the saynctes in sweete ajunctyon stande, 
A verie heaven for yttes fetyve grace, 

The glorie and the wonder of the lande, 

That shewes the buylders mynde and fourmers hande, 
To bee the beste that on the erthe remaynes ; 

At once for wonder and delyghte commaunde, 
Shewynge howe muche hee of the godde reteynes. 
Canynge the great, the charytable, and good, 


Noble as kynges if not of kyngelie bloude. 


MyYNsTER, monastery. || Days, jirst table in a monastery, where 


Sworle, sweet or delighting. | the superior sat. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES, 


Spryte of Framptone speeketh. 


Brystowe shall speeke mie name, and Radclefte toe, 
lor here mie deedes were goddelye everychone ; 

As Owdens mynster bie the gate wylle shewe, 

And Johnes at Brystowe what mie workes han done. 
Besydes anere howse that I han begunne ; 

Butte myne comparde to thyssen ys a groffe: 

Nete to bee mencioned or looked upon, 

A verie punelstre or verie scoffe; 22~ 

Canynge, thie name shall lyven be for aie, 


Thie name ne wyth the chyrche shall waste awaie. 


Spryte of Gaunts speeketh. 


I dyd fulle manie reparatyons give, 
And the bonne Hommes dyd fulle ryche endowe; 
As tourynge to mie Godde on erthe dyd lyve, 


So alle the Brystowe chronycles wylle shewe. 


ANERE, another. { PUNELSTRE, anempty boast. 


Grorre, a laughing stock. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 53 


Butte alle mie deedes wylle bee as nothynge nowe, 
Syth Canynge have thys buyldynge fynyshed, 
Whych seemeth to be the pryde of Brystowe, 

And ‘bie ne buyldeyng to bee overmatched : 
Whyche aie shalle laste and bee the prayse of alle, 


And onlie in the wrecke of nature falle. 
A Knyghte Templars spryte speeketh. 


In hallie land where Sarasins defyle 

The grounde whereon oure Savyour dyd goe, 
And Chryste hys temple make to moschyes vyle, 
Wordies of despyte genst oure Savyour throwe. 
There twas that we dyd owre warfarage doe, 
Guardynge the pyleryms of the Chrystyan faie ; 
And dyd owre holie armes in bloude embrue, 
Movynge lyke thonder boultes yn drear arraie. 
Owre strokes lyke levyn tareynge the tall tree 


Owre Godde owre arme wyth lethalle force dyd dree. 


Moscuyes, mosques. | Levyn, /ichtning. 
Fare, faith. DREE, drive. 


54. THE, PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


Maint tenures fayre, ande mannoures of greete welthe, 

Greene woodes, and brooklettes runnynge throughe 
the lee, 

Dyd menne us gyve for theyre deare soule her helthe, 

Gave erthlie ryches for goodes heavenlie. 

Nee dyd we lette oure ryches untyle bee, ss in 

But dyd ybuylde the Temple chyrche soe fyne, 

The whyche ys wroughte abowte so bismarelie ; “ 

Itte seemeth camoys to the wondrynge eyne; 

And ever and anon when belles rynged, 

From place to place ytte moveth yttes hie heade: 

Butte Canynge from the sweate of hys owne browes, 


Dyd gette hys golde and rayse thys fetyve howse. 
Lanyngetonnes spryte speeketh. 


Lette alle mie faultes bee buried ynne the grave ; 


Alle obloquyes be rotted mythe mie duste : 


MAINT, mazy, | BIsMARELIE, curiously. 


UONTYLE, wseless. Camoys, crooked “upwards, Lat. simus. 


THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


Lette him fyrst carpen that no wemmes have : 
*Tys paste mannes nature for to bee aie juste. 
But yette in sothen to rejoyce I muste, 

That I dyd not immeddle for to buylde ; 

Sythe thys quaintissed place so gloryous, 
Seemeynge alle chyrches joyned yn one guylde, 
Has nowe supplied for what I had done, 


Whych toe mie cierge is a gloryous sonne. 
Elle’s spryte speeketh. 


Then lette us alle do jyntelie reveraunce here, 

The beste of menne and Byshoppes here doe stande : 
Who are Goddes shepsterres and do take good care, 
Of the goode shepe hee putteth yn theyre hand ; 

Ne once is loste butte alle in well likande 


Awayte to heare the Generalle Byshoppes calle, 


ei SAT Re Se OAS IED, 
x }) y 
WEMMES, faults. | CIERGE, candle. 
° ’ ° | 
QUAINTISSED, curiously devised. | SHEPSTERRES, shepherds. 


GUYLDE, company. || LIKANDE, liking. 


56 THE PARLYAMENTE OF SPRYTES. 


When Mychaels trompe shall sound to ynmoste lande, 


Afiryghte the wycked and awaken alle : 
Then Canynge ryses to eternal reste, 


> 


And tyndes hee chose on erthe a lyfe the beste. 


The Cournament, 


sreerery yen 


This Poem is printed from a copy made by Mr. Catcott, 


from one in Chatterton’s hand-writing. 


Sir Simon de Bourton, the hero of this poem, 2s supposed to 
have been the first founder of a church dedicated to “ oure 
Ladie,” inthe place where the church of St. Mary Ratcliffe 
now stands. 


The following account is transcribed from one of the parch- 
ment manuscripts produced by Chatterton :— 


<< Symonne de Byrtonne eldest sonne of Syrre Baldwynus 
de Byrtonne, wus born on the eve of the annunciation 
M.C.C.XXXxxxv. hee was desyrabelle of aspect and in hys 


at Wynchestre yule games won myckle honnoure, he abstaynyd 
frommarryage, he was myckle learned and ybuylded a house 
in the Yle of Wyghte after fashyon of a pallayse royaul, 
goodlye to behoulde, wyth carvelly’d pyllars on whych was 
thys ryme wroten: 


Fulle nobille is thys Kyngelie howse 
And eke fulle nobille thee, 
Echone is for the other fytte 
As saynctes for heaven bee. 


Hee ever was fullen’ of almesdeeds and was of 
the poore beloved: in M.c.c.uxxxv Kynge LEdwarde™ 


* This circumstance is proved by our old chronicles under the year 1285, 
“* Rex Edw. 1. per Walliam progrediens occidentalem intravit Glamorganciam, 
que ad Comitem Gloveruia noscitur pertinere: Rex dein Bristolliam veniens 


festum Dominice nativitatis eo Anno ibi tenuit.” 
Barrett. 


kepte hys Chrystmasse. at Bryghtstowe’ and proceeded 
agaynste the Welchmenne ebroughtenne manye stronge and 
dowghtee knyghts, amongst whom were Syrre Ferrars Nevylle. 
Geoffroie Freeman, Clymar Percie, Heldebrand Gournie, 
Ralph Mohun, Syr Lyster Percie, and Edgare Knyvet, 
knyghtes of renowne, who established a three days jouste on 
Sayncte Maryes Hylle: Syrre Ferrars Nevylle appeared 
dyghte in ruddy armoure bearyng a rampaunte lyon Gutte de 
Sangue, agaynste hym came Syr Gervayse. Teysdylle, who 
bearyd a launce issuynge proper but was guyckhe over- 
hrowen: then appeared Leonarde Ramsay, who had a 
honde issuante holdeynge a bloudie swerde peercynge a cou- 
roune wyth a sheelde peasenue with syloer ; he ranne twayne 
tyltes, but Neville throwen hym on the thyrde rencountre : 
then dyd the aforesayd Syrre Symonne de Byrtonne avow that 
of he overthrowen Syrre Ferrars Neville, he woulde there 
erecte and buylde a chyrche to owre Ladye: allgate there 
stoode anigh Lamyngtonnes Ladies chamber: hee then en- 
countred vygorously and bore Syrre Ferrars horse and man 


to the grounde, remaynynge konynge, victore knyght of the 


Jouste, ande settynge atte the ryghte honde of K. Edwarde. 
Inne M.cCLxxxx1 hee performed hys vowen ybuylden a gode- 
lye chyrche from a pattern of St. Oswaldes Abbyes Chyrche 
and the day of our Lordes natyvyty M.c.cct. Gylbert de 
Sante Leonfardoe Byshope of Chychestre dyd dedicate it 
to the Holie Vyrgynne Marye moder of Geodde.” 


TOUR NAM EN T, 


AN INTERLUDE, 


Enter an HERAWDE. 


The Tournament begyimes ; the hammerrs sounde; 
The courserrs lysse about the mensuredd fielde ; 
The shemrynge armoure throwes the sheene arounde ; 
|. ,Quayntyssed fons depicted onn eche sheelde. 


The fecrie heaulmets, wythe the wreathes amielde, 


Lyss&, sport, or play. 


Fons, fancies, or devices. 
MENSUREDD,, bounded, or measured. 


DEPICTED, painted, or displayed, 
| FEERIE, frery. 
AMIELDE, ornamented, enamelled. 


SHEMRYNGE, ‘shining. 

SHEENE, /ustre. 

QUAYNTYSSED, curiously devised, 
guaint. 


62 THE TOURNAMENT. 


Supportes the rampynge lyoncell orr beare, —,,«, ff. 
Wythe straunge depyctures, nature maie nott yeelde, 
Unseemlie to all orderr doe appere, 

Yett yatte tomenne, who thyncke and havea spryte, ., 


Makes knowen thatt the phantasies unryghte. 


I, Sonne of Honnoure, spencer of her joies, 


Muste swythen goe to yeve the speeres arounde ; 


. Wythe advantayle* and borne* I meynte emploie, 


LYONCELL, a4 young lion. SWYTHEN, quickly. 
DepycTURES, drawings, paintings. YEVE, give. 

YAtTTE, that.’ ADVANTAYLE, armour. 
SPRYTE, sozl. Borne, dburnish. 
SPENCER, dispenser. 4 MEYNTE, many. 


: 


* Tn the notes ADVENTAYLE is interpreted armour and BORNE burnish. In this 
passage there seem to be several mistakes. The, transcriber has exptessed the 
former word with ad, adventayle and advantayle: in which, if there be any 
propriety, he was, I believe, little aware of it. Thétrue spelling is supposed to 
be avenrayle, fromthe French.avant. It was some part of a suit of armour which 
projected; and this might have been known: from Skinner. Aventaile: credo a 


Franco—Gallico jam obsoleto, aventail 5 preetentura - ferrea : Teoseevidioy : 
ab adverbio avant. A like account is afforded by Du Cange ; but neither of them 

& 
define precisely, what piece of armour it was. However from the accounts 


THE TOURNAMENT. 68 


Who withoute mee woulde fall untoe the grounde. 
Soe the tall oake the ivie twysteth rounde; 


Soe the neshe flowerr grees ynne the woodeland shade. 


NESHE, young, weak, tender. l GREES, grows. 


which are uniformly given of it, we may be assured that it was something which 
stood forward; and is therefore supposed by Du Cange to be anterior armature 
pars. In the M.S.S. of William and the Werwolf, mention is made of the hero 


seizing upon a person with whom he is engaged in fight, which circumstance is 
thus described: 


William thant witli by the aventayle him hente, 
To have with his swerd swapped of his heade, 


P. 54. 


We find that he laid hold ofa particular part of the armour, such as most facilitated 
his cutting off the head of the enemy. This therefore must have been part of the 
helmet ; and that part especially which was most prominent and liable to be 
seized upon; and this I take to have been the beaver. There were several sorts of 
helmets of different denominations; and I imagine that one of them was stiled 
aventaile or adventaile, from a moveable beaver, which was made toslide up and 
down. The name was given from its affording, when the beayer was up, an 
opening to the air for respiration ; and seems to have been derived, not from avanz 
but from ad and ventus, or ventilo; from whence was formed the French word 
aventail. Du Cange quotes from Rymers Foed. an order Tom. 8. P. 384. Tredecim 
loricas, quinque aventailles, quadraginta arcus &c. The beaver of an helmet pro- 
jected beyond the helm, and stood hollow ; so that it gave an opportunity fora 
person to lay hold of it and to force the head of his enemy downward. From 
hence I am induced to think, that an adventail was properly that fore part of the 
helmet, the beaver, but which often gave name to the whole. When this beaver, 
was put up, it afforded an opening to breathe more freely, and to receive fresh 


64 THE TOURNAMENT. 


The worlde bie diffraunce ys ynne orderr founde; 


Wydhoute unlikenesse nothynge could bee made. 


air; which opening was from thence.stiled a ventaz/ from ventilo, When Aineas 
was healed of his wound by Iapis, and was returning compleatly armed to battle, 
he embraced his son who stood by his side, and kissed him; which is thus de- 
scribed by Gawin Douglas. 


Ascaneus zoung tendirly the ilk place 
ero With allhis harnes belappit dyd embrace, 
And thro his helmes ventall a lyttell we 
Him kissit. 
P. 425, 1. 18. 


It is expressed after the same manner in an ancient poem quoted by Mr. Warton. 
Hist. of Eng. Poetry. V. 1. p, 163. 


Upon his shoulders a shelde of stele, 
With the lybardes painted wele. 
And helme he had of ryche entayle, 
Trusty and trewe was his ventayle. 


From Hist. of Richdtd Cueur de Lyon. 


There is a passage in the Interlude of Ella, where the ataoniing is mentioned in 
conjunction with the helmet. 


Who haveth trodden downe the adventayle 
| And tore the heaulmes from heades of myckle myghte,’* * 
ve ‘469. ne 
Ventale or ventall, a vent hole and breathing part of a helmet: aFr. ventaille: Gibss: 
to Gawin Douglas. 


Hence I imagine that the beaver and the helmet itself had the name of adven- 


tail and aventail from being constructed in such a manner as to afford occasionally 
such an opening. 


ot oo 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


As ynn the bowke nete alleyn cann bee donne, 


Syke ynn the weal of kynde all thynges are partes of 


ct 


oOnne. 
os ieensieteenerrintiaemamtammmmamnsetaraaiel 
BowkeE, body. , {| ALLEYN, alone. 
NETE, nothing. | Syxz, so. 


* Borne, p. 62. 

“« By this word is signified a kind of gorget or breast plate expressed more com- 
monly burn and byrn; from the byrna of the Saxons. Bynna, lorica. Sax Dict. 
In the laws of K.Athelstan mention is made of aperson having a burn and helm. 
c. 72. In the laws also of K. Ina, a durn and sword are spoken of, c.55. It was 
sometimes expressed bryne and brynia. Brynia, Jorica, hringa brynia, Jorica 
annulis ferrets eoncatenata. Olai Verelii. ‘Lex Sueo-Goth. It is taken notice of 
by Du Cange as itis differently exhibited. _Brunea, brunia, bronia, Jorica. Gloss. 
Lat. Theotise. thorax, militare ornamentum, lorica. He also expresses it byrnan 
and byrn. Turnus is described in the Scotish version of the Aineis, as arming 
himself in the following manner. 


He clethis him with his scheild and semysbald 
He claspis his gilt habirihone thrinfald, 

He in his breistplait strang, and his dirnye, 
Ane souir swerd beltis law down by his the. 


2 


P. 230. 1. 42, 


Among the English it seems to have been called burn; and in the poem from 
whence.t have quoted the passage, it appears to havedenoted militare ornamentum, 
probably something like a Gorget ; with which the Heralds presented the Knights 
at the same time that they gave them their helmets and spears. 


I sonné of honnour, spencer of her joyes 
Must sythen goe to yeve the speeres arounde, 


Vou. I, F 


66 THE TOURNAMENT. 


‘Enterr SYRR SYMONNE DE BOURTONNE. 


Herawde, bie heavenne these tylterrs staie too longe 
Mie phantasie ys dyinge forr the fyghte. 

The mynstrelles have begonne the thyrde warr songe, 
Yett notte a speere of hemm hath grete mie syghte. 

I feere there be ne manne wordhie mie myghte. 


t 


I lacke a Guid, a Wyllyamm to entylte. 


Guip, Guie de Sancto Egidio, the most 
famous tilter of his age. 


Wy .iyamMM, William Rufus. 


HEeRAWDE, herald. 
HeEmm, a contraction of them, 


Wyth adventayle and borne. I meynte emploie, 
Who without me would fall unto the ground. 


So it should be stopt. After the Herald had mentioned that he was to present to 
the Knights what belonged to them, he magnifies his owsi office, and speaks of 
himself as the dispencer of allhonour. J, says he, employ many, who without me 
would sink to nothing. In short he intimates, that all honours and badges of 
honour, come through the hands of the herald ; which seems to have been not 
at all understood by the transcriber. 


Sueh I imagine, is the purport of the two words in question, edventayle and borne, 
By the former of these is meant, an helmet with a sliding bever ; by theother a kind 
of cuirasss or gorget: which two by the transcriber have been interpreted armour 


and burnish.” 
Bryant. 


This is the strongest argument that has been adduced for the authenticity of the 
poems. Chatterton translates borne, after Kersey, burnished. this makes the pas- 
sage unintelligible. the real meaning of the word explains it. 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


To reine anente a fele emboydiedd knyghte, 
Ytt gettes ne renome gyff hys blodde bee spylte. 
Bie Heavenne and Marie ytt ys tyme they’re here; 


I lyche nott unthylle thus to wielde the speare, 
HERAW DE. 


Methynckes I heare yer slugghornes dynn fromm 
farre. 


BOURTONNE. 


‘Ah! swythenn mie shielde and tyltynge launce bee 
»  bounde. 
Eftsoones beheste mie squyerr to the warre. 


I flie before to clayme a challenge grownde. 


Goeth oute. 


REINE, run. Dynn, sound. 
ANENTE, against. SWYTHENN, guickly. 
Frere, feeble. Bounpbe, ready. 
UnTuy ue, useless. EFTSOONEs, soon. 


‘SLUGGHORNS, a kind of claryon, | WEHESTR, command. 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


HERAW DE, 


Thie valourous acts woulde meinte of menne astounde; 
Harde bee yer $happe encontrynge thee ynn fyghte; 
Anenst alle menne thou berest to the grounde, 

Lyche the hard hayle dothe the tall roshes pyghte, ++ J 
As whanne the mornynge sonne ydronks the dew, ~~ 
Syche dothe thie valourous actes drocke eche rt 


knyghte’s hue, 


The LYSTES. Tue Kyneoe. Svrrk SYMONNE DE 
Bourtonne, Syrr Huco FErraris, (SyRrRr 
Ranuppu NEVILLE, Syrr Lopovicwn DE CLyn- 
TON, SYRR JOHAN DE BERGHAMME, AND ODHERR 
Knyotes, Hrrawpt, MyYyNsTRELLES, AND 


SERVYTOURS. 


MEINTE, mos?. ee 
2° YpDrRoNKS, drinks, 


SHapre, fate, ov doom, : 
> 4 DrockeE, drink. 
ANENST, against. 


nem SERVYTOURS, servants, attendants, 
PYGHTE, pitched, or bent dower, H a * 


| 
iI 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


KYNGE. 


‘na The barganette; yee mynstrelles tune the strynge, 
‘Somme actyonn dyre of anntyante kynges now 


synge. 
MYNSTRELLES. 


Wyllyamm, the Normannes floure, botte Englondes 
thorne, Bn, 
The manne whose myghte delievretie hadd knite, © 
Snett oppe hys long strunge bowe and sheelde 
J, aborne,* 
. Behesteynge all hys hommageres to. fyghte. 
Goe, rouze the lyonn from hys hylted denne, 
Lett thie floes drenche the blodde of anie thynge bott 


menne, 
ee PETER, 
BaRGANETTE, song or ballad. BEHESTEYNGE, commanding. 
DELIEVRETIE, activity. HoMMAGERES, servants, homagers, 
KNITE, joined, knit. vassals. 
SNETT, dent, Hy rep, Aidden. 


Axsorne, burnished. FLOES, arrows. 


re 


* An unauthorised word, formed from Kersey’s blunder. 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


Ynn the treed forreste doe the knyghtes appere: 
Wyllyamm wythemyghtehys bowe enyronn’d plies; 
Loude dynuns the arrowe ynn the wolfynn’s eare ; 
He ryseth battent, roares, he panctes, hee dyes. 
AF orslagenn att thie feete lett wolvynns bee, 

Lett thie floes drenche theyre blodde, bott do ne 


bredrenn slea. 


Throwe the merke shade of twistynde trees heerydes; 
The flemed owlett flapps herr eve-speckte wynge ;@% 
The lordynge toad ynn all hys passes bides ; #4 a q 


The berten neders att hymm darte the stynge ; ** 


Stylle, stylle, hee passes onn hys stede astrodde, 


Nee hedes the daungerous waie gyff leadynge untoe 
bloodde. 


TREED, wooded, full of trees. FLemMED Ow Lert, frighted ow/. 


ENYRONN’D, worked with iron. 
Puiss, bends. 


FORSLAGENN, slain. 


EVE-sPECKTE, marked wizh evening 


dew. 
Dynwns, sounds. LorDYNGE, standing on their hind 
Batrent, /oudly. legs. 


BERTEN, venomous, 


MERKE, dark, or gloom. * NEDERS, adders, 


THE TOURNAMENT. 71 


Atonde Vhieatr 
The lyonce?, fromme sweltrie countries braughte, 
Coucheynge binethe the sheltre of the brierr, 

Att commyneg dynn doth rayse hymseltfe distraughte 

Hee loketh wythe an eie of flames of fyre. 

Goe, stycke the lyonn to hys hyltren denne, 
»v%Lette thie floes drenche the blood of anie thynge botte 


menne. 


Wythe passent steppe the lyonn mov’th alonge ; 
Wyllyamm hys ironne-woven bowe hee bendes, 
Wythe myghtealych theroghlyngethonderstronge; 
The lyonn ynn a roare hys spryte foorthe sendes. 
Goe, slea the lion ynn hys blodde-steyn’d denne, 
Botte bee thie takelle drie fromm blodde of odherr 


menne. 


Swefte fromm the thyckett starks the stagge awaie; 


vane The couraciers as swefte doe afterr flie. 


SWELTRIE, hot, suliry. | PASSENT STEPPE, walking /eisurely. 
DIsTRAUGHTE, distracted. | Rocutynes, rolling. 

t 
HyiTren, hidden. | TAKELLE, arrow. 


FLOEs, arrows. | CouRACIERS, horse coursers. 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


Hee lepethe hie, hee stonds, hee kepes att baie, 
Botte metes the arrowe, and eftsoones dothe die. 
Forslagenn att thie fote lette wylde beastes bee, 
_ Lette thie floes drenche yer blodde, yett done bredrenn 
slee, 


Wythe murtherr tyredd, hee sleynges hys bowe 
alyne.* | , 

The stagee ys ouch’d wythe crownes of lillieflowerrs. 

Arounde theire heaulmes theie greene verte doe ~*~ 
entwyne; re ne 

Joying and rev’lous ynn the grene wode bowerrs. 

Forslagenn wyth thie floe lett wylde beastes bee, 


Feeste thee upponne theire fleshe, doe ne thie bredrenn, 


slee. 

iret fo nape 
cel 

FORFLAGGEN, slain, said to be ouch’d, from ouch, a 

Bowe ALYNE, across his shoulders. chain worn by Earls round their 

Ovucu’D, garlands of flowers being put necks. 

round the neck of the game, it was VERTE, leaves and branches. 

(SORE I REESE, 


rst iene menus 


* Unauthorised and unintelligible. 


THE TOURNA MENT. 
KiYoN. GE. 
Nowe to the Tourneie; who wylle fyrste affraie? 
HER AULDE. 
Nevylle, a baronne, bee yatte honnoure thyne. 
BOURTONNE. 
i clayme the passage. 
WeEaalak ey E., 
I contake thie waie, 
BOURTONNE. 


Thenn there’s mie gauntlette on mie gaberdyne. 


ToOuRNEIE, fournament. ConTakeE, dispute, 


AFFRAIE, fight, or encounter. GAUNTLETTE, glove. 


Yatre, that. | GABERDYNE, a picce of armour, 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


HEREHAULDE. 


A legefull challenge, knyghtes and champyonns 
| dygne, 
A leegefull challenge lette the slugghorne sounde. 
| Syrr Symonne and Nevylle tylte. 
Nevylle ys goeynge, manne and horse, toe grounde. 
Nevylle fails. 
Loverdes, how doughtilie the tylterrs joyne! 
Yee champyonnes, heere Symonne de Bourtonne 
fyghtes, 
‘Onne hee hathe quacedd, assaylehymm, yee knyghtes. !2 


FERRARIS. 


“a r4.¢1 wylle anente hymm goe; mie squierr, mie shielde; 
Orr onne orr odherr wyll doe myckle scethe of ayn Be 
Before I doe departe the lissedd fielde, COTATI ch eg 


LercEruL, lawful. ASSAYLE, oppose. 


DYGNE, worthy. ANENTE, against. 
LoverDEs, lords. MyYckLe, much. 
DovcurTiLiz, furiously. SceTHE, damage, mischief. 


QuACEDD, vanquished, LissEDD, bounded. 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


Mieselfe orr Bourtonne hereupponn wyll blethe. 


Mie shielde! 
BOURTONNE. 


Comme onne, and fitte thie tylte-launce ethe. 
Whanne Bourtonn fyghtes, hee metes a doughtie foe. 
thee tylte. Ferraris falleth. 
Hee falleth; nowe bie heavenne thie woundes doe 
mate smethe; 


I feere mee, I have wroughte thee myckle woe. 


HERAWDE. 


Bourtonne hys seconde beereth to the feelde. 
Comme onn, yee knyghtes, and wynn the honnour’d 


sheeld. 


BERGHAM ME, 


I take the challenge; squyre, mie launce and stede, 


BrEeTueE, bleed, 


SMETHE, smoke. 
ETHER, easy. 


Wok, durt, or damage. 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


I, Bourtonne, take the gauntlette ; forr mee staie. 
Botte’ eyff thou fyghteste mee thou shalt have mede; "9% 
Somme odherr I wylle champyonn toe affraie; 
Perchaunce fromme hemm I maie possess the daie, 
Thenn I schalle bee a foemanne forr thie spere. 
Herehawde, toe the bankes of Knyghtys saie, 


De Berghamme wayteth forr a fuemann heere. 
CLINTON. 


Botte longe thou schalte ne tende; I doe thee fie. chia 
Lyche forreying levyn, schalle mie tylte-launce flie. 
Berghamme and Clinton tylte. Clinton fallethe. 


BERGHAMME. 


mn, 
tay 


Nowe, nowe, Syrr Knyghte, attoure thie beeveredd 
[EE See EE SS 

AFFRAIE, fight, or engage. ForreyInG Levyn, destroying light- 

Mens, reward. ning. 

TENDE, attend, or wait. ATTOURE, furn. 


Fir, defy. BEEVEREDD, beavered. 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


I have borne downe, and efte doe gauntlette thee. 


4Swythenne begynne, and wrynn thie $happe orr myne; 


Gyff thou dyscomfytte, ytt wylle dobblie bee. 


Bourtonne ard Burghamm ty/teth. Berghamme falls, 
HERAW DE. 


Symonne de Bourtonne haveth borne downe three, 
And bie the thyrd hathe honnoure of a fourthe. 

Lett hymm.bee sett a syde, tylle hee doth see 

A tyltynge forr a knyghte of gentle wourthe. 

Heere commethe straunge knyghtes; gyff corteous 
| heie, 

Ytt welle beseies to yeve hemm ryghte of fraie, 


1 2 2 Aer y 
od Pemae ee 8 
WF hy ss Pe ee 


FRB dis IN yo Get hE: 


Straungerrs wee bee, and homblie doe wee clayme 


Erte, again. | HEIE, ¢hey. 


SWYTHENNE, guickly, 
Wryrnn, declare. | 
SHAPPE, fare. 

CoRTEOUS, worthy. 


BeEsEiEs, becomes 
YEVE, grve. 
Fralg, fight, 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


The rennome ynn thys Tourneie forr to tylte; 
Dherbie to proove fromm cravents owre goode name; 


Bewrynnynge thatt wee gentile blodde have spylte, 
HEREHAWDE. 


Yee knyghtes of cortesie, these straungerrs, saie, 
Bee you fulle wyllynge forr to yeve hymm fraie2, give 
Fyve Knyghtes tylteth wythe the straunge K igh Sm te, 


and bee everichone overthrowne. 
BOURTONNE. 


Nowe bie Seyncte Marie, gyff onn all the fielde 
¥crasedd speres and helmetts bee besprente, Joa few 


Gyffeveryche knyghte dydd houlde ghee cedd | sheeld, 


PRETEEN OED 
RENNnomMeE, Aonour, renown. j EVERICHONE, ewery one. 
TOURNEIE, fournament. YCRASEDD, broken, spilt. 
CRAVENTS, cowards. BESPRENTE, scattered, 
BewryNnnynGe, declaring. PIERCEDD, broken, or pierced through 


VEvVE, give. m with darts. 


THE TOURNAMENT. 79 


Gyff all the feelde wythe champyonne blodde bee 


stente, 


Yett toe encounterr hymm I bee contente. 


Annodherr iaunce, Marshalle, anodherr launce. 


»dilbeytte hee wythe lowes of fyre ybrente, 


Yett Bourtonne woulde agenste hys val advance. 
Fyve haveth fallenn downe anethe hys specre, 


Botte hee schalle bee the next thatt falleth heere. 


Bie thee, Seyncte Marie, and thy Sonne I sweare, 
Thatt ynnwhatte place yonn doughtie knyghte shall 
fall 


J) Anethe the stronge push of mie straught out speere, 


There schalle aryse a hallie chyrches walle, 

The whyche, ynn honnoure, I wylle Marye calle, 
Wythe pillars large, and spyre full hyghe and rounde. 
And thys I faifullie wylle stonde to all, | 


Gyff yonderr straungerr falleth to the grounde. 


STENTE, stained. ANETHE, beneath. 
Lowes, flames. STAUGHT OUT, stretched out. 
YBRENTE, burnt. Hatuiez, holy. 


VaL, helm. | Farruuuin, faithfully. 


80 THE: TOURNAMENT. 


Straungerr, bee boune; I champyonn you to warre. 
Sounde, sounde the slughornes, to be hearde fromm 


farre. 


Bourtonne and the Straungerr ¢y/¢. Straunger falleth. 


KYNGE. 


The Mornynge Tyltes now cease. 


HERAW DE. 


Bourtonne ys kynge; 

Dysplaie the Englyshe bannorre onn the tente ;* 
Rounde hymm, yee mynstrelles, songs of achments 

synge ; ‘hh ieee 
Yee Herawdes, getherr upp the speeres besprente ; f ros 
To kynge of Tourney-tylte bee all knees bente. 
Dames faire and gentle, forr youre loves hee foughte ; 
Forr you the longe tylte-launce, the swerde hee shente ; iw 


Hee joustedd, alleine havynge you ynn thoughte. 


BoUNE, ready. BESPRENTE, broken spears. 
CuaMpyonn, challenge. SHENTE, broke, destroyed. 
ACHMENTS, atchievements, glorious ALLEINE, only, alone. 
actions. 
—— 


_* Advance our waving colours on the Walls! 
Shakspere. Henry 6. Part}. 


THE TOURNAMENT, Bi 


Comme, mynstrelles, sound the strynge, goe onn eche 
syde, 


Whylest hee untoe the Kynge ynn state doe ryde, 


MYNSTRELLES, 
Whann Battayle, smethynge wythe new quickenn’d 
gore, | 

Bendyngewythespoiles, and bloddie droppyngehedde, 
Dydd the merke wood of ethe and rest explore, 
Seekeynge to lie onn Pleasures downie bedde, 

Pleasure, dauncyng fromm her wode, 

Wreathedd wythe floures of aiglintine, 

From hys vysage washedd the bloude, 


Hylte hys swerde and gaberdyne. 


Wythe syke an eyne shee swotelie hymm dydd view, 
Dydd sve ycorvenn everrie shape to joie, 


SMETHYNGE, smoaking, steaming. 
Merk, dark, gloomy, 

ae YCORVENN, mould. 
Hy.te, hid, secreted, 


| SWorTeE Liz, sweetly. 


Vor. I, 


THE TOURNAMENT. 


Hys spryte dydd chaunge untoe anodherr hue, 
Hys armes, ne spoyles, mote anie thoughts emploie. 
All delyghtsomme and contente, 
Fyre enshotynge fromm hys eyne, 
Ynn hys armes hee dydd herr hente, 


Lyche the merk-plante doe entwyne. 


Soe, gyff thou lovest Pleasure and herr trayne, 
Onknowlachynge ynn whatt place herr to fynde, 
Thys rule yspende, and ynn thie mynde retayne ; 


Secke Honnoure fyrste, and Pleasaunce lies behynde. 


ONKNOWLACHYNGE, fgnorant, une 
knowing. 


ENSHOTYNGE, shooting, darting. 
HENTE, grasp, hold. 
MERK-PLANTE, night-shade. 


) YSPENDE, consider, 


Bristowe Cragedte, 


ov the dethe of 


Spr Charles Barwon, 


This Poem is reprinted from the copy printed at London in 
1772, with a few corrections from a copy made by Mr.Catcott, 
from one in Chatterton’s hand-writing. 


The person here celebrated, under the name of Syr Charies 
Bawdin, was probably Sir Baldewyn luldjord, Knt. a zea- 
lous Lancastrian, who was executed at Bristol in the latter 
end of 1401, the first year of Edward the fourth. He was 
attainted, with many others, in the general act of Attainder, 
1 Edw. IV. but he seems to have been executed under a 
special commission for the trial of treasons, Sc. within the 
town of Bristol. The fragment of the old chronicle, pub- 
lished by Hearne at the end of Sprotti Chronica, p. 289, 
says only; “ (1 Edw. IV.) was takin Sir Baldewine Ful- 
ford and behedid at Bristow.” But the matter is more 
fully stated in the act which passedin 7 Edw. IV. for the 
restitution in blood and estate of Thomas Fulford, Knt. 
eldest sonof Baldewyn Fulford, late of Fulford, in the county 
of Devonsiure, Knt. hot. Pat.8 Edw. IV. p.1.m.13. The 
preamble of this act, after stating the a'tainder by the act 
1 Edw. IV. goes on thus: “ And also the said Baldewyn, 
the said first yere of your noble reign, at Bristowe in the 
shere of Bristowe, before Henry Erle of Essex, William 
Hastyngs, of Hastyngs, Knt. Richard Chock, William Ca- 
nyng, Maire of the said towne of Bristowe, and Thomas 
Yong, by force of your letters patentes to theym and other 
directe to here and determine all treesons, &c. doon withyn 
the said towne of Bristowe before the vih day of September 
the first yere of your said reign, was atteynt of dyvers 


tresons by him doon ayenst your Highness, &c.” IPf the 


commission sate soon after the vth of September, as is most 
probable, King Edward might very possibly be at Bristol 
di the time of Sir Baldewyn’s execution ; for, in the inter- 
wal between his coronation and the parliament which met 
in November, he made a progress (as the Continuator of 
Stowe informs us, p.416.) by the South coast in the West, 
and was (among other places) at Bristol. Indeed there 1s 
a circumstance which might lead us to beheve, that he was 
actually a spectator of the execution from the minster win- 
dow, as described in the poem. In an old accompt of the 
Procurators of St. Ewin’s Church, which was then the 
minster, from xx March in the 1 Edward IV. to 1 April 
in the year neat ensuing, is the following article, according 
to a copy made by Mr. Catcott from the original book. 

* Item for washynge the church payven be dol 
Kynge Edward 4th is comynge. aaa 


BRISTOWE TRAGEDIE: 
OR THE DETHE OF 


SYR CHARLES BAIWDIN. 


The feathered songster chaunticleer 
Han wounde hys bugle horne, 
And tolde the earlie villager 


The commynge of the morne: 


Kynge Epwarpe sawe the ruddie streakes 
Of lyghte eclypse the greie ; 
And herde the raven’s crokynge throte 


Proclayme the fated daie. 


THE DETHE OF 


“ Thouw’rt ryghte,” quod hee, « for, by the Godde 
“That syttes enthron’d on hyghe ! 
“ Cuar Les Bawnprn, and hys fellowes twaine, 


“To daie shall surelie die,” 


Thenne wythe a jugge of nappy ale 
Hys Knyghtes dydd onne hymm waite ; 
“ Goe tell the traytour, thatt to-daie 


“* Hee leaves thys mortall state.” 


Syr CanrEertone* thenne bendedd lowe, 
Wythe harte brymm fulle of woe ; 
Hee journey’d to the castle-gate, 


And to Syr Cuarizs dydd goe, 


Butt whenne hee came, hys children twaine, 
And eke hys lovynge wyfe, 

Wythe brinie teares dydd wett the floore, 
For goode Syr Cuareses lyfe. 


 canenren arene ee poems eee) 


* It appears by a M.S.S. (Rich penes me) that Henry 6, was taken in dis- 
guised apparel at the Abbey of Salley in Yorkshire, by one Cantelow, in1465. 
This is a proof that K. Edward 4, had such a person as Sir Cantelow much, 
in his interest and at his command, and affords some additional proof of the 
authenticity of the poem, ) 
| Barrett. 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 89 


‘* O goode Syr Cuartes !” sayd CanTERLONE, 
‘“ Badde tydyngs I doe brynge.” 
* Speke boldlie, manne,” sayd brave Syr Cuar.xs, 


‘* Whatte says thie traytor kynge >?” 
a) y yng 


“T greeve to telle, before yonne sonne 
‘“* Does fromme the welkinn flye, 
Hee hathe uponne hys honnour sworne, 


‘* Thatt thou shalt surelie die,” 


Wee all must die,” quod brave Syrr Cuarxes; 
“Of thatte I’m not affearde ; 

‘ Whatte bootes to lyve a little space? 
‘Thanke Jesu, I’m prepar’d: 


Butt telle thye kynge, for myne hee’s not, 
“¢ T’de sooner die to-daie 


“Thanne lyve hys slave, as manie are, 


‘Tho’ I shoulde lyve for aie.” 


Thenne Cawrertone hee dydd goe out, 
To tell the maior straite 
To gett all thynges ynn reddyness 


For goode Syr Cuar.eses fate. 


THE DETHE, OF 


Thenne Maisterr Cany nor saughte the kynge, 
And felle down onne hys knee ;- 
‘‘1’m come,” quod hee, “ unto your grace 


‘To move your clemencye.”’ 


Thenne quod the kynge, “‘ Youre tale speke out, 
“ You have been much oure friende ; 

“¢ Whatever youre request may bee, 
“Wee wylle to ytte attende.” 


“‘ My nobile leige! alle my request 


“Ys for a nobile knyghte, 


¢ 


Cy 


Who, tho’ may hap hee has donne wronge, 


‘“‘ Hee thoghte ytte stylle was ryghte : 


4 


~~ 


He has a spouse and children twaine, 
“* Alle rewyn’d are for aie ; 
Yff that you are resolvd to lett 


“ CHARLES BAWDIN die to-daie.” 


¢ 


A“ 


“~ 


‘* Speke nott of such a traytour vile,” 


The kynge ynne furie sayde ; 
“ Before the evening starre doth sheene, 


‘““BawDin shall loose hys hedde : 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


“* Justice does loudlie for hym calle, 


‘“‘ And hee shalle have hys meede : 


‘« Speke, Maister Canynez! Whatte thynge else 


‘“¢ Att present doe you neede ?” 


‘¢ My nobile leige !” goode CanyNceE sayde, 
“‘ Leave justice to our Godde, 
‘“¢ And laye the yronne rule asyde ; 


‘¢ Be thyne the olyve rodde. 


‘¢ Was Godde to serche our hertes and reines, 
‘“‘ The best were synners grete ; 
“ Curist’s vycarr only knowes ne synne, 


‘‘ Ynne alle thys mortall state. 


‘“‘ Lette mercie rule thyne infante reigne, 
“°Twylle faste thye crowne fulle sure ; 
‘‘ From race to race thy familie 


‘< Alle sov’reigns shall endure : 


“But yff wythe bloode and slaughter thou 
‘“ Beginne thy infante reigne, 
‘Thy crowne uponne thy childrennes brows 


‘‘ Wylle never long remayne.”’ 


THE DETHE OF 


“ CANYNGE, awaie! thys traytour vile 
‘““ Has scorn’d my power and mee; 
“ Howe canst thou thenne for such a manne 


““ Intreate my clemencye? 


** Mie nobile leige! the trulie brave 


‘“ Wylle valrous actions prize, 
ce¢ 


Respect a brave and noble mynde, 


 Altho’ ynne enemies,” 


“ CanynGE, awaie! By Godde ynne Heav’n 
“That dydd mee beinge gyve, 
¢¢ 


I wylle nott taste a bitt of breade 
“Whilst thys Syr Cuarxes dothe lyve. 


* Bie Marte, and alle Seinctes in Heav’n, 


‘“ Thys sunne shall be hys laste.” 
Thenne Canynee dropt a brinie teare, 


And from the presence paste, 


Wyth herte brymm-fulle of gnawynge grief, 
Hee to Syr Cuarxes dydd goe, 
And satt hymm downe uponne a stoole, 


And teares beganne to flawe. 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


“We all must die,” quod brave Syr Cuar.es; 


‘“‘ Whatte bootes ytte howe or whenne; 
‘“‘ Dethe ys the sure, the certaine fate 


“¢ OF all wee mortall menne. 


““ Saye, why, my friend, thie honest soul 
“* Runns overr att thyne eye ; 

‘“‘ Is ytte for my most welcome doome 
‘“‘'That thou doste child-lyke crye ?” 


Quod godlie Canynag, “ I doe weepe, 
““Thatt thou soe soone must dye, 
“* And leave thy, sonnes and helpless wyfe ; 


‘oTys thys thatt wettes myne eye.” 


‘‘ Thenne ‘drie the tears thatt out thyne eye 
* From godlie fountaines sprynge ; 
*“* Dethe I despise, and alle the power 


“ Of EpwarpbeE, traytor kynge, 


vr 
n 


Whan throgh the tyrant’s welcom means: 
“J shail resigne my lyfe, 

The Godde I serve wylle soon provyde 

“‘ For bothe mye sonnes and wyfe. 


THE DETHE OF 


‘¢ Before I sawe the lyghtsome sunne, 
“ Thys was appointed mee ; 

‘ Shall mortal manne repyne or grudge 
““ Whatt Godde ordeynes to bee? 


‘“‘ Howe oft ynne battaile have I stoode, 
‘“* Whan thousands dy’d aroundes 
*‘ Whan smokynge streemes of crimson bloode 


“ Imbrew’d the fatten’d grounde : 


“ Howe dydd I knowe thatt ev’ry darte, 
‘¢ That cutte the airie waie, 
“‘ Myghte nott fynde passage toe my harte, 


“* And close myne eyes for aie ? 


‘¢ And shall I nowe, forr feere of dethe, 
“ Lookée wanne and bee dysmayde ? 
‘Ne! fromm my herte flie childyshe feere, 
‘* Bee alle the manne display’d. 


“ Ah, goddelyke Henriz! Godde forefende, 

‘“‘ And guarde thee and thye sonne, 
“ YfF "tis hys wylle; but yff *tis nott, 
‘Why thenne hys wylle bee donne. 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


“‘ My honest friende, my faulte has beene 
“To serve Godde and mye prynce; 
‘“* And thatt I no tyme-server am, 


‘“‘ My dethe wylle soone convynce. 


* Ynne Londonne citye was I borne, 
‘“‘ Of parents of grete note ; 
“ My fadre dydd a nobile armes 


‘‘ hmblazon onne hys cote: 


‘‘T make ne doubte butt hee ys gone 
‘‘ Where soone I hope to goe ; 
‘‘ Where wee for ever shall bee blest, 


‘¢ From oute the reech of woe: 


“ Hee taughte mee justice and the laws 
‘“‘ Wyth pitie to unite ; 
‘“¢ And eke hee taughte mee howe to knowe 


“The wronge cause fromm the ryghte: 


“ Hee taughte mee wythe a prudent hande 
“To feede the hungrie poore, 
“ Ne lette my servants dryve awaie 


“ The hungrie fromme my doore: 


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THE DETHENOE 


“‘ And none can saye, butt alle mye lyfe 


‘“‘T have hys wordyes kept ; 


“ And summ/’d the actyonns of the daie 


“« Eche nyghte before I slept. 


I have a spouse, goe aske of her, 


“Vif I defyld her bedde? 


‘J have a kynge, and none can laie 


‘“‘ Blacke treason onne my hedde. 


Ynne Lent, and onne the holie eve, 

‘“‘ Fromme fleshe I dydd refrayne ; 
Whie should I thenne appeare dismay’d 
“To leave thys worlde of payne? 


Ne! hapless Henrie! I rejoyce, 
“‘ T shalle ne see thye dethe ; | 
Moste willynglie ynne thye just cause 


“* Doe I resign my brethe. 


Oh fickle people ! rewyn’d londe ! 

“Thou wylt kenne peace ne moe; 
Whyle Ricnarp’s sonnes exalt themselves, 
““Thye brookes wythe bloude wylle flowe. 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


‘ Saie, were ye tyr’d of godlie peace, 
«And godlie HENRIE’s reigne, 
“ Thatt you dydd choppe youre easie daies 


‘¢ For those of bloude and peyne? 


‘¢ Whatte tho’ I onne a sledde bee drawne, 
“ And mangled by.a hynde, 
“1 doe defye the traytor’s pow’, 


‘‘ Hee can ne harm my mynde ; 


‘¢ Whatte tho’, uphoisted onne a pole, 
‘‘ Mye lymbes shall rotte ynne ayre, 
«¢ And ne ryche monument of brasse 


‘“ Cyarues Bawpin’s name shall bear; 


“ Yett ynne the holie booke above, 
‘‘ Whyche tyme can’t eate awaie, 
“There wythe the servants of the Lorde 


‘¢ Mie name shall lyve for aie. 


‘‘ Thenne welcome dethe ! for lyfe eterne 
“‘T leave thys mortall lyfe : 
“ Warewell, vayne world, and alle that’s deare, 


‘¢ Mie sonnes and lovynge wyfe ; 


Voi, H 


THE TEP IVE: OF 


‘“ Nowe dethe as welcome to mee comes, 
«As e’er the moneth of Maie; 
‘“‘ Nor woulde I even wyshe to lyve, 


‘“Wyth my dere wyfe to staie.” 


Quod Canynag, ‘“”Tys a goodlie thynge 
‘‘'To bee prepar’d to die ; 
“ And from thys world of peyne and grefe 


“To Godde ynne Heav’n to flie.” 


And nowe the bell beganne to tolle, 
And claryonnes to sounde ; 
Syr Cuar es hee herde the horses feete 


A prauncyng onne the grounde 


And just before the officers, 

fon oot ae ce 

His lovynge wyte came ynne, 
Weepynge unfeigned teeres of woe, 


Wythe loude and dysmalle dynne. 


“Sweet Florence! nowe I praie forbere, 
“Ynne quiet lett mee die ; 
‘* Praie Godde, thatt ev’ry Christian soule 


‘‘ Maye looke onne dethe as I. 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


© Sweet FLorence! why these brinie teeres ° 
“ Theye washe my soule awaie, 
« And almost make mee wyshe for lyfe, 


‘< Wythe thee, sweete dame, to staie. 


* Tys butt a journie I shalle goe 
‘“¢ Untoe the lande of blysse ; 
“ Nowe, as a proofe of husbande’s love, 


“Receive thys holie kisse.”’ 


Thenne. Fiorence, fault’ring ynne her saie, a... 
Tremblynge these wordyes spoke, 
“« Ah, cruele Enwarpe ! bloudie kynge! 


‘“‘ Mie herte ys welle nyghe broke: 


«“ Ah, sweete Syr Cuarzes ! why wylt thou goe, 
“ Wythoute thye lovynge wyfe? 
«“ The cruelle axe thatt cuttes thy necke, 


“ Ytte eke shall ende my lyfe.” 


And nowe the officers came ynne 
To brynge Syr Cuan es awaie, 
Whoe turnedd toe hys lovynge wyfe, 


And. thus toe her dydd saie : 


100 WHE CDEP OE 


‘I goe to lyfe, and nott to dethe; 
‘“'Truste thou ynne Godde above, 
““ And teache thye sonnes to feare the Lorde, 


‘And ynne theyre hertes hym love: 


“ 'Teache them to runne the nobile race 
‘“'Thatt I theyre fader runne : 
“FLORENCE! shou’d dethe thee take—adieu ! 


“ Yee officers, lead onne.” 


Thenne FLorence ravd as anie madde, 
And dydd her tresses tere ; 
“Oh ! staie, mye husbande! lorde ! and lyfe!”— 


Syr Cuarves thenne dropt a teare. 


“Tyll tyredd oute wythe ravynge loud, 
Shee fellen onne the flore ; 
Syt Cuar es exerted alle hys myghte, 


And marcli’d fromm oute the dore. 


Uponne a sledde hee mounted thenne, 
Wythe lookes fulle brave and swete; 
Lookes, thatt enshone ne more concern 


Thanne anie ynne the strete. 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


Before hym went the council-menne, 
Ynne scarlett robes and golde, 
And tassils spanglynge yune the sunne, 


Muche glorious to beholde : 


The Freers of Semcte AUGUSTYNE next 
Appeared to the syghte, 
Alle cladd ynne homelie russett weedes, 


Of godlie monkysh plyghte : 


Ynne diffraunt partes a godlie psaume 
Moste sweetlie theye dydd chaunt ; 
Behynde theyre backes syx mynstrelles came, 


Who tun’d the strunge bataunt, 


Thenne fyve-and-twentye archers came ; 
Echone the bowe dydd bende, 
From rescue of kynge Hewrir’s friends | 


Syr Cuarzes forr to defend, 


Bolde as a lyon came Syr CHARLES, 
Drawne onne a clothe-layde sledde, 
Bye two blacke stedes ynne trappynges white, 


Wyth plumes uponne theyre hedde ; 


102 THE DETHE OF 


Behynde hym-fyve-and-twentye moe 
Of archers stronge and stoute, 
Wyth bended bowe echone ynne hande, 


Marched ynne goodlie route : 


Seincte JAMEsEs Freers marched next, 
Echone hys parte dydd chaunt ; 
Behynde theyre backes syx myustrells came, 


Who tun’d the strunge bataunt : 


Thenne came the maior and eldermenne, 
Ynne clothe of scarlett deck’t ; 
And theyre attendyng menne echone, 


Lyke Easterne princes trickt : 


And after them, a multitude 
Of citizenns dydd thronge ; 
The wyndowes were alle fulle of heddes, 


As hee dydd passe alonge. 


And whenne hee came to the hyghe crosse, 
Syr Cuarxes dydd turne and saie, 
“OQ Thou, thatt savest manne fromme synne, 


‘“Washe mie soule clean thys daie !” 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


At the grete mynsterr wyndowe sat 
The kynge ynne mycle state, 
To see Cuartes Bawpin goe alonge 


To hys most welcom fate. 


Soone as the sledde drewe nyghe enowe, 
Thatt Epwarpe hee myghte heare, 
The brave Syr Cuarues hee dydd stande uppe, 


And thus hys wordes declare : 


‘¢'Thou seest me, Epwarpe! traytour vile ! 
‘‘ Expos’d to infamie ; 
‘‘ Butt be assur’d, disloyall manne ! 


‘T’m greaterr nowe thanne thee. 


‘‘ Bye foule proceedynges, murdre, bloude, | 
‘¢ Thou wearest nowe a crowne ; 

‘“ And hast appoynted mee to dye, 
“‘ By power nott thyne owne. 


“Thou thynkest I shall die to-daie ; 
‘¢T have beene dede ’till nowe, 
‘¢ And soone shall lyve to weare a crowne 


‘For aie uponne my browe : 


104 THE DETHE OF 


‘“ Whylst thou, perhapps, for som few yeares, 
‘« Shalt rule thys fickle lande, 
To lett them knowe howe wyde the rule 


“Twixt kynge and tyrant hande: 


“ Thye pow’r unjust, thou traytour slave ! 
*¢ Shall falle onne thye owne hedde’”— 
Fromm out of hearyng of the kynge | 


Departed thenne the sledde. 


Kynge Epwarpr’s soule rush’d to hys face 


Hee turn’d hys hedde awaie, 


And to hys broder GLoucester 


Hee thus dydd speke and saie: 


‘To hym that soe-much-dreaded dethe 
“ Ne ghastlie terrors brynge, 
‘‘ Beholde the manne! hee spake the truthe, 


** Hee’s greater thanne a kynge !” 
§ yung 


“ Soe lett hym die!” Duke Ricuarp sayde; 
“ And maye echone oure foes 
‘“ Bende dawne theyre neckes to bloudie axe, 


And feede the carryon crowes.” 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


And nowe the horses gentlie drewe 
Syr CHARLES uppe the hyghe hylle; 
The axe dydd glysterr ynne the sunne, 


Hys pretious bloude to spylle. 


Syrr CHarxes dydd uppe the scaffold goe, 
As uppe a gilded carre 
Of victorye, bye val’rous chiefs 


Gayn’d ynne the bloudie warre : 


And to the people hee dydd saie, 
‘“‘ Beholde you see mee dye, 
‘“‘ For servynge loyally mye kynge, 


“ Mye kynge most rightfullie. 


* As long as Epwarpbe rules thys land, 
‘““ Ne quiet you wylle knowe ; 
*¢ Youre sonnes and husbandes shall bee slayne, 


‘¢ And brookes wythe bloude shalle flowe. 


“ You leave youre goode and lawfulle kynge, 
‘¢ Whenne ynne adversitye ; 
“‘ Lyke mee, untoe the true cause stycke 
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‘‘ And for the true cause dye.” 


bee 


106 THE DETHE’ OF 


Then hee, wyth preestes, uponne hys knees, 
A pray’r to Godde dydd make, 
Beseechynge hym unto hymselte 


Hys partynge soule to take. 


Thenne, kneelynge downe, hee layd hys hedde 
Most seemlie onne the blocke ; 
Whyche fromme hys bodie tayre atonce 


The able heddes-manne stroke ; 


And oute the bloude beganne to flowe, 
And rounde the scaffold twyne ; 
And teares, enowe to washe’t awaie, 


Dydd flowe fromme each mann’s eyne. 


The bloudie axe hys bodie fayre 
Ynnto foure parties cutte ; 
And ev’rye parte, and eke hys hedde, 


Uponne a pole was putte. 


One parte dydd rotte onne Kynwulph-hylle, 
One onne the mynster-tower, 
And one from off the castle-gate 


The crowen dydd devoure ; 


SYR CHARLES BAWDIN. 


The other onne Seyncte Powle’s goode gate, 
A dreery spectacle ; 
Hys hedde was plac’d onne the hyche erosse, 


Ynne hyghe-streete most nobile. 


‘ 


Thus was the ende of Bawprn’s fate: 
Godde prosper longe oure kynge, 
And grante hee maye, wyth Bawnrn’s soule, 


Ynne heav’n Godd’s mercie synge! 


ONN OURE LADIES CHYRCHE. 


From a copy made by Mr. Catcott, from one in Chatterton’s 
hand-writing. 


As onn a hylle one eve sittynge, 

At oure Ladie’s Chyrche mouche wonderynge, 
The counynge handieworke so fyne, 

Han well nighe dazeled mine eyne ; 

Quod I; some counynge fairie hande 
Yreer’d this chapelle in this lande ; 

Fulle well I wote so fine a syghte 

Was ne yreer’d of mortall wighte. 

Quod Trouthe ; thou lackest knowlachynge ; 
Thou forsoth ne wotteth of the thynge. 

A Rev’rend Fadre, William Canynge hight, 
Yreered uppe this chapelle brighte ; 


And eke another in the Towne, 


Wore, know. | KNOoWLACHYNGE, knowledge. 


ONN OURE LADIES CHYRCHE. 


Where glassie bubblynge Trymme doth roun, 

Quod I; ne doubte for all he’s given 

His sowle will certes goe to heaven. 

Yea, quod Trouthe ; than goe thou home, 

And see thou doe as hee hath donne. 

Quod I; I doubte, that can ne bee ; 

I have ne gotten markes three. 

Quod Trouthe; as thou hast got, give almes-dedes soe; 


Canynges and Gaunts culde doe ne moe. 


Roun, run. 


ON THE SAME. 


From a MS. in Chatterton’s hand-writing, furnished by 
Mr. Catcott, entitled, “ A Discorse on Bristowe, by 


ry 


homas Rowlte.” 


Stay, curyous traveller, and pass not bye, 

Until this fetive pile astounde thine eye. 

Whole rocks on rocks with yron joynd surveie, 

And okes with okes entremed disponed lie. ola} wath 
This mightie pile, that keeps the wyndes at baie, 
Fyre-levyn-and the mokie storme defile, 4 Cawr~Y 
That shootes aloofe into the reaulmes of daie, 


Shall be the record of the Buylders fame for aie. 


Thou seest this maystrie of a human hand, 


The pride of Brystowe and the Westerne lande, 


Fretive, elegant. \| Disponep, disposed. 
ASTOUNDE, astonish. FyYRE-LEVYN, lightning. 
ENTREMED, @fermixed. Moxie, gloomy. 


ON THE SAME, 


Yet is the Buylders vertues much moe greete, 
Greeter than can bie Rowlies pen be scande. 
Thou seest the saynctes and kynges in stonen state, 
That seemd with breath and human soule dispande, 
#is payrde to us enseem these men of slate, 

Such is greete Canynge’s mynde when payrd to God 


elate. 


Well maiest thou be astounde, but view it well: 
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Go not from hence before thou see thy fill, 
And learn the Builder’s vertues and his name; 
Of this tall spyre in every countye tell, 
And with thy tale the lazing rych men shame : 
rv re) a ? 
Showe howe the glorious Canynge did excelle; 


How hee good man a friend for kynees became 
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And gloryous paved at once the way to heaven and 


en 
Tame. 
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DISPANDE, expanded. | LAZING, inactive. 
PaYRDE, compared, 


ON THE 


DEDICATION 


OF 


OUR LADIE’S CHURCH. 


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This poem was given by Chatterton in a note to the 
Parlyamente of Sprytes. The lines are here divided anto 
the ballad length. 


Soone as bryght sonne alonge the skyue, 
Han sente hys ruddie lyghte ; 

And fayryes hyd ynne Oslyppe cuppes, 
Tylle wysh’d approche of nyghte, 

The mattyn belle wyth shrylhe sounde, 
Reeckode throwe the ayre ; 

A troop of holic freeres dyd, 
For Jesus masse prepare. 

Arounde the highe unsaynted chyrche, 


Wythe holie relyques wente ; 


DEDICATION OF OUR LADIE’S CHURCH: 113 


And every door and poste aboute 
Wythe godlie thynges besprent: 

Then Carpenter yn searlette dreste, 
And mytred holylie; 

From Mastre Canynge hys greate howse, 
Wyth rosarie dyd hie. 

Before hym wente a throng of freeres 
Who dyd the masse songe synge, 
Behynde hym Mastre Canynge came, 

Tryckd lyke a barbed kynge, 
And then a rowe of holie freeres 
Who dyd the mass songe sound ; 
The procurators and chyrche reeves 
Next prest upon the ground, 
And when unto the chyrche theye came 
A holie masse was sange, 
So lowdlie was theyr swotie voyce, 
The heven so hie it range. 
Then Carpenter dyd puryfie 
The chyrche to Godde for aie, 
Wythe holie masses and good psalmes 


Whyche hee dyd thereyn saie. 


Vo. IL I 


114 DEDICATION OF OUR LADIES CHURCH. 


Then was a sermon preeched soon 
Bie Carpynterre holie, 
And after that another one 
Ypreechen was bie mee: 
Thenn alle dyd goe to Canynges house 


An Enterlude to playe, 


And drynk hys wyne and ale so goode 


And praie for him for aie. 


ON. THE MYNSTER. 


This poem ws reprinted from Barrett's History of Bristol. 
It is said by Chatterton to be translated by Rowley, “ as nie 
as Englyshe wyll serve, from the original, written by Abbot 
John, who was ynductyd 20. yeares, and dyd act as abbatt 
9 yeares before hys inductyon for Phillip then abbatt: he 
dyed yn M.C.C.XV. beynge buryed in his albe in the 


mynster.” 


With daitive steppe religyon dyghte in greie, 
Her face of doleful hue, 

Swyfteas a takel thro we bryghte heav’n tooke herwaie, 
And ofte and ere anon dyd saie 
“ Aie! mee! what shall I doe; 

‘‘ See Brystoe citie, whyche I nowe doe kenne, 


Arysynge to mie view, 


Darrive, perhaps daztive, or haifriff, || 


: TAKEL, arrow. 
hasty, from the French haity, hasty. | : 


116 ON THE MYNSTER. 


“Thyckethrong’d wythe soldyers and wythetraffyck- 
menne ; 
“‘ Butte saynctes I seen few.” 
Fytz-Hardynge rose !—he rose lyke bryghtesonne in 
the morne, 
‘“‘ Faire dame adryne thein eyne, 
“ Let alle thie greefe bee myne, | 
For I wylle rere thee uppe a Mynster hie; 
‘‘ The toppe whereof shall reach ynto the skie; 
“And wylle a monke be shorne ;” 
Thenne dyd the dame replie, 
“T shall ne be forelourne ; 
“ Here wyll I take a cherysaunied reste, 


‘‘ And spend mie daies upon Fytz-Hardynges breste.” 


ON HAPPIENESSE.. 


By WILLIAM CANYNGE. 


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This, and the two following Poems, attributed to 
Canynge, are printed from Mr. Catcott’s copies. 


— 


Maie Selynesse on erthes boundes bee hadde? 

Maie yt adyghte yn human shape be found ° 

Wote yee, yt was wyth Edin’s bower bestadde, 

Or quite eraced from the scaunce-layd grounde, 
Whan from the secret fontes the waterres dyd abounde? 
Does yt agrosed shun the bodyed waulke, 


Lyve to ytself and ta yttes ecchoe taulke ? 


All hayle, Contente, thou mayd of turtle-eyne, 
As thie behoulders thynke thou arte 1wreene, 


To ope the dore to Selynesse ys thyne, 


ES 
SELYNESSE, happiness. || SCAUNCE-LAYD, ancvem. 
| 
ApyvGuTe, clothed, | Acrosen, frighted. 
BesTaDDE, fixed. | EWREENE, displaged. 
H 


ERACED, banished, erased, 


118 ON HAPPIENESSE. 


And Chrystis glorie doth upponne thee sheene. 
Doer of the foule thynge ne hath thee seene ; 
In caves, ynn wodes, ynn woe, and dole distresse, 


Whoere hath thee hath gotten Selynesse. 


Doe, grievous. 


Onn JOHNE A DALBENIE, 


OS TT ER 
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BY THE SAME. 


Johne makes a jarre boute Lancaster and Yorke ; 


Bee stille, gode manne, and learne to mynde thie worke. 


The GOULER’S REQUIEM. 


BY THE SAME. 


“Ses aon EnEoe mer 


Mie boolie entes adieu ! ne moe the syghte 
Of guilden merke shall mete mie joieous eyne, 
Ne moe the sylver noble sheenynge bryghte 
Schall fyll mie honde with weight to speke ytt fyne ; 
Ne moe, ne moe, alass! I call you myne: 
Whydder must you, ah ! whydder must I goe? 
I kenn not either ; oh mie enmers dygne, 
To parte wyth you wyll wurcke mee myckle woe ; 
I muste be gonne, botte whare I dare ne telle ; 


O storthe unto mie mynde ! I goe to helle, 


Boortz, beloved, 
ENTES, purses. 
Whvovenr, whither, 


EMMERS, coined MOBCY. 
| STORTHE, death. 


THE GOULER’S REQUIEM. 19] 


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Soone as the morne dyd dyghte the roddie sunne, 
A shade of theves eche streake of lyght dyd seeme; 
Whann ynn the heavn full half hys course was runn, 
Eche stirryng nayghbour dyd mie harte afleme: 
Thye loss, or quyck or slepe, was aie mie dreme; 
For thee, O gould, I dyd the lawe ycrase ; 

For thee, I gotten or bie wiles or breme ; 

Ynn thee I all mie joie and good dyd place ; 
Botte nowe to mee thie pleasaunce ys ne moe, 


I kenne notte botte for thee I to the quede must goe. 


Dycurte, dress. 
AFLEME, affright. 
YcRASE, violate. 


BREME, violeuce, 
QUEDE, devil, 


The ACCOUNTE of IV. CANYNGES 
FEAST. 


BY THE SAME. 


This poem is taken from a fragment of vellum, which Chat- 
terton gave to Mr. Barratt as an original. Wath respect to 
the three friends of Mr. Canynge mentioned in the last line, 
the name of Rowley is sufficiently known from the preceding 
poems. Iscamm appears as an actor in the tragedy, of Alla, 
and in that of Goddwyn; and a poem, ‘ascribed to him, en- 
titled, “« The merry Tricks of Laymington,” ts inserted in the 
“ Discorse of Bristow.” Sir Theobald Gorges was a knight 
of an ancient family seated at Wraxhall, within a few miles 
of Bristol. (See Rot. Parl. 3 H. VI. n. 28. Letand’s Itin. 
ol. VII. ». 98.) He has also appeared as an actor in both 
the tragedies, and as the author of one of the Mynstrelles 
songes in lla. His connexion with Mr. Canynge is verified 
by a deed of the latter, dated 20th October, 1467, in which he 
gives to trustees, in part of a benefaction of £500 to the 
Church of St. Mary Redcliffe, “ certain jewels of Sir Theobald 
Gorges, Knit.” which had been pawned to him for £ 160. 


Thorowe the halle the belle han sounde ; 


4 


Byelecoyle doe the Grave beseeme ; 


BYELECOYLE, fair welcome. 


ACCOUNT OF W. CANYNGE’S FEAST. 


The ealdermenne doe sytte arounde, 
Ande snoffelle oppe the cheorte steeme. 
Lyche asses wylde ynne desarte waste 


Swotelye the morneynge ayre doe taste. 


Syke keene thie ate ; the minstrels plaie, 

The dynne of angelles doe theie keepe ; 

Heie stylle the guestes hatie to saie, 

_ Butte nodde yer thankes ande falle aslape. 
ae AD Ae 

Thus echone daie bee I, to deene, 


_Gyf Rowley, Iscamm, or Tyb. Gorges be ne seene. 


BrsrEME, becomes. | CHEORTE, chearful. 
SNOFFELLE, snuff up. 


EPITAPH on ROBERT CANYNGE. ~ 


This is one of the fragments of vellum, groen by Chatterton 
to Mr. Barratt, as part of his original MSS. 


Thys mornynge starre of Radcleves rysynge raic,. 
A true manne good of mynde and Canynge hyghte, 
Benethe thys stone lies moltrynge ynto claie, | 
Untylle the darke tombe-sheene an eterne lyghte. 
Thyrde from hys loynes the present Canynge came ; 
Houton are wordes for to telle hys doe ; 

For aye shall lyve hys heaven-recorded name, 
Ne shall yt dye whanne tyme shalle bee no moe ; 


Whanne Mychael’s trumpe shall sounde to rise the 


salle, 
He'll wynge to heaven with kynne, and happie bee hys 
dalle. 
PLD 
MontryNce, mouldering. | SoLie, soul. 
Hovuton, Aollow. Dou Le, portion 


Fd 


The STORIE of WILLIAM CANYNGE. 


—. 


The first 34 lines of this poem are extant upon another of 
the vellum fragments, given by Chatterton to Mr. Barrett. 
The remainder is printed from a copy furnished by Mr. 
Catcott, with some corrections from another copy, made by 
Mr. Barrett from one in Chatterton’s hand-writing. This 
poem makes part of a prose work, attributed to Rowley, 
giving an account of Painters, Carvellers, Poets, and other 
eminent natives of Bristol, from the earliest times) to his 
Own. 


It may be proper just to remark here, that Mr. Canynge’s 
brother, mentioned in ver. 129, who was lord mayor of 
London in 1456, is called Thomas, by Stowe, in his List of 
Mayors, &c. 


The transaction alluded to in the last stanza ts related at 
large in some Prose Memoirs of Rowley. It is there said 
that Mr. Canynge went into orders, to avoid a marriage, 
proposed by King Edward, between him and a lady of the 
Widdevile family. It is certain, from the Register of the 
Bishop of Worcester, that Mr. Canynge was ordained 
Acolythe by Bishop Carpenter on 19 September, 1467, and 
received the higher orders of Subdeacon, Deacon, and Priest, 
on the 12th of March, 1467, O.S. the 2d and 16th of 
April, 1468, respectively. 


RE 


126 THE STORY OF WILLIAM CANYNGE. 


Anent a brooklette as I laie reclynd, 

Listeynge to heare the water glyde alonge, 
Myndeynge how thorowe the grene mees yt twynd, 
Awhilst the cavys respons’d yts mottring songe, 
At dystaunt rysyng Avonne to be sped, 


Amenged wyth rysyng hylles dyd shewe yts head 3. 


Engarlanded wyth crownes of osyer weedes 

And wraytes of alders of a bercie scent, 

And stickeynge out wyth clowde agested reedes, 
The hoarie Avonne show’d dyre semblamente, 
Whaylest blatauut Severne, from Sabryna clepde, 


Rores flemie o’er the sandes that she hepde. 


4 
Fe P: ¥ 
j ’ 


These eynegears swythyn bringethe to mie thowghte 
Of hardie champyons knowen to the floude, 

How onne the bankes thereof brave A‘lle fonghte, 
Alle descended from Merce kynglie bloude, 
Warden of Brystowe towne and castel stede, 


Who ever and anon made Danes to blede. 


ANENT, opposite, SEMBLAMENTE, appearance. 
Mens, meadows. BLATAUNT, mo7sy. 
ResPeons’D, answered, CLEPDE, named. 
MotTrrinG, murmuring. FLemiek, frighted. 
AMENGED, mingled. EYNEGEARS, objects, 
WRAYTES, wreaths, SwxTHYN, guickly. 


AGESTED, heaped up, 


THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE, 107 


Methoughte such doughtie menn must havea sprighte 
Dote yn the armour brace that Mychael bore, 
Whan he wyth Satan kynge of helle dyd fyghte, 
And earthe was drented yn a mere of gore ; 

Orr, soone as theie dyd see the worldis lyghte, 


Fate had wrott downe, thys mann ys borne to fyghte, 


fElle, I] sayd, or els my mynde dyd saie, 

Whie ys thy actyons left so spare yn storie ? 
Were I toe dispone, there should lyvven aie 
Inn erthe and hevenis rolles thie tale of glorie ; 
Thie actes soe doughtie should for aie abyde, 


And bie theyre teste all after actes be tryde. 


Next holie Wareburghus fylld mie mynde, 

As fayre a sayncte as anie towne can boaste, 

Or bee the erthe wyth lyghte or merke ywrynde, 
I see hys ymage waulkeyng throwe the coaste ; 
Fitz Hardynge, Bithrickus, and twentie moe 


Ynn visyonn fore mie phantasie dyd goe. 


DoucGurtit, valiant. Mereg, Jake. 
Dore, dressed. DisPONE, dispose. 
BRACE, suit of armour. MERKE, darkness. 


_ Drenten, drenched. YWRYNDE, covered. 


jog THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE. 


Thus all mie wandrynge faytour thynkeynge strayde, 
And eche dygne buylder dequac’d onn mie mynde, 
Whan from the distaunt streeme arose a mayde, 
Whose gentle tresses mov’d not to the wynde ; 
Lyche to the sylver moone yn frostie neete, 


The damoiselle dyd come soe blythe and sweete. 


Ne browded mantell of a scarlette hue, 

Ne shoone pykes plaited o'er wyth ribbande geere, 
Ne costlie paraments of woden blue, 

Noughte of a dresse, but bewtie dyd shee weere ; 
Naked shee was and loked swete of youthe, 

All dyd bewryen that her name was Trouthe. 


The ethie ringletts of her notte-browne hayre 
What ne a manne shoulde see dyd swotelie hyde, 
Whych on her milk-white bodykin so fayre 


Dyd showe lyke browne streemes fowlyng the white- 


tyde. 
FayTour, decerving. BrewTI£, beauty. 
Deouac’D, dashed. BEWRYEN, declare. 
BrowpepD, embroidered. ETHIE, easy. 
Pyxes, picked shoes. SworTeLiz, sweetly. 
PARAMENTS, robes of state. BopykIN, 6ody. 


Woon, dyed with woad. Fow.yncG, defilings 


THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE. 


Or veynes of brown hue yn a marble cuarr, 


Whyche by the traveller ys kenn’d from farr, 


Astounded mickle there I sylente laie, 

Still scauncing wondrous at the walkynge syghte ; 
Mie senses forgarde ne coulde reyn awaie ; 

But was ne forstraughte whan shee dyd alyghte 
Anie to mee, dreste up yn naked viewe, 


Whyche mote yn some ewbrycious thoughtes abrewe. 


But I ne dyd once thynke of wanton thoughte : 
For well I mynded what bie vowe I hete, 

And yn mie pockate han a crouchee broughte, 
Whych yn the blosom woulde such sins anete ;* 
I lok’d wyth eyne.as pure as angelles doe, 

And dyd the everie thoughte of foule eschewe. \ 


Cuarr, guarry. Ewsrycious, adultrous. 

ScauNCcING, looking obliquely. ABREWE, excite, brew. 

ForGARDE, Jost. HETE, promise. 

REYN, run. CROUCHEER, crucifix. 

FORSTRAUGHTE, confounded ANETE, annihilate: 
SASS EET 


* Unauthorised. Dean Miller says it is the old English word mete or nought, 
with the prefix ; to which corresponds the old French verb aneantised (anni- 
hilated) used by Chaucer. But there is no proof, that the word mete has ever 
been used as a verb, even if it exists. 


VOR, 10: 


K 


i30 ~=THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE. 


Wyth sweet semblate and an angel’s grace 
Shee ’gan to lecture from her gentle breste ; 
For Trouthis wordes ys her myndes face, 
False oratoryes she dyd aie deteste : 
Sweetnesse was yn eche worde she dyd ywreene, 42°)“ 


Tho shee strove not to make that sweetnesse sheene. 


Shee sayd ; mie manner of appereynge here 

Mie name and sleyghted myndbruch maie thee telle ;_ 
I’m Trouthe, that dyd descende fromm heavenwere, horn 
Goulers and courtiers doe not kenne mee welle ; 


Thie inmoste thoughtes, thie labrynge brayne I sawe, 


f 
ra 


And from thie gentle dreeme will thee adawe, ¢1*@ (7 


Full manie champyons and menne of lore, 

Payncters and carvellers have gaind good name, 

But there’s a Canynge, to encrease the store, 4 
A Canynge, who shall buie uppe all theyre fame. 

Take thou mie power, and see yn chylde and manne 


What troulie noblenesse yn Canynge ranne. 


SEMBLATE, appearance. GOULERS, wserers. 
YWREENE, display. ADAWE, awaken. 
MyNbDBRUCH, a hurting of honour and LoRE, learning. 
qworship. Kersey. CARVELLERS, carvers, sculptors. 
HEAVENWERE, ¢owards heaven, i TROULIE, érue, truly. 


THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE, 131 


As when a bordelier onn ethie bedde, 
Tyrd wyth the laboures maynt of sweltrie daie, 
_/> Yn slepeis bosom laieth hys deft headde, 
| So, senses sonke to reste, mie boddie laie ; 
/* Eftsoons mie sprighte, from erthlie bandes untyde, 


Immengde yn flanched ayre wyth Trouthe asyde. 


Strayte was I carryd back to tymes of yore, 
Whylst Canynge swathed yet yn fleshlie bedde, 
And saw all actyons whych han been before, 
And all the scroll of Fate unravelled ; 


And when the fate-mark’d babe acome to syghte 


’ 
| 


I saw hym eager gaspynge after lyghte. 


In all hys shepen gambols and chyldes plaie, 
In everie merriemakeyng, fayre or wake, 

* I kenn’d a perpled lyghte of Wysdom’s raie ; 
He eate downe learnynge wyth the wastle cake. 
As wise as anie of the eldermenne, 


He’d wytte enowe toe make a mayre at tenne. 


BORDELIER, coftager. 
ETHIE, easy. 
MayntT, many, 


FLANCHED, arched. 
SHEPEN, innocent, simple 
PERPLED, Scattered. 


Waste Cake, cake of the whitest 
EFTSOONS, quickly, immediately, bread. 
IMMENGDE, mingled, 


Dert, zeat, cleanly, 


182. THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE. 


As the dulce downie barbe beganne to gre, 
‘So was the well thyghte texture of hys lore ; 
Eche daie enhedeynge mockler for to bee, 
Greete yn hys councel for the daies he bore. 
All tongues, all carrols dyd unto hym synge, 


Wonadryng at one soe wyse, and yet soe yinge. 


Encreaseynge yn the yeares of mortal lyfe, 

And hasteynge to hys journie ynto heaven, 

Hee thoughte ytt proper for to cheese a wyfe, 

And use the sexes for the purpose gevene. 

Hee then was yothe of comelie semelikeede, Ctr je 


And hee had made a mayden’s herte to blede. 


He had a fader, (Jesus rest his soule !) 


yt 
Who loved money, as hys charie joie ; 
Hee had a broder (happie manne be’s dole !) a 
Yn mynde and boddie, hys owne fadre’s boie ; 
What then could Canynge wissen as a parte “ 
To gyve to her whoe had made chop of hearte ? et; 


Dotice, soft. CHEESE, chuse. 
GRE, grow. GEVENE, given. 
THYGHTE, connected. SEMELIKEEDE, countenance. 
ENHEDEYNGE, being careful. CHARIE, dear. 
MOCKLER, sfronger, greater. WISSEN, wish. 


YINGE, young. Cuop, exchange. 


THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE 


But landes and castle tenures, golde and bighes, 
And hoardes of sylver rousted yn the ent, 
Canynge and hys fayre sweete dyd that despyse, 
To change of troulie love was theyre content ; 
Theie lyv'd togeder yn a house adygne, 


Of goode sendaument commilie and fyne. 


But soone hys broder and hys syre dyd die, 

And lefte to Willyam states and renteynge rolles, 
And at hys wyll hys broder Johne supplie. 

Hee gave a chauntrie to redeeme theyre soules ; 
And put hys broder ynto syke a trade, 

That he lorde mayor of Londonne towne was made. 


Eftsoons hys mornynge tourned to gloomie nyghte ; 
Hys dame, hys seconde selfe, gyve upp her brethe, 
Seekynge for eterne lyfe and endless lyghte, 

And sleed good Canynge ; sad mystake of dethe! 
Soe have I seen a flower ynn Sommer tyme 


Trodde downe and broke and widder ynn ytts pryim¢ 


SENDAUMENT, appearance, 
ComMILIE, decent, comely. 
WIDDER, wither. 


Bicues, jewels. 
ENT, purse. 
ApyGNne, creditable. 


134. THE STORIE OF WILLIAM CANYNGE. 


Next Radcleeve chyrche(oh worke of hande of heav’n, 

Whare Canynge sheweth as an instrumente, ) 

Was to my bismarde eyne-syghte newlie giv’n; 

‘Tis paste to blazonne ytt to good contente. Ce 
You that woulde fayn the fetyve buyldynge see 7°)" -@ 


Repayre to Radcleve, and contented bee. 


I sawe the myndbruch of hys nobille soule Zee 
Whan Edwarde meniced a seconde wyfe; 

I sawe what Pheryons yn hys mynde dyd rolle ; 
Nowe fyx'd fromm seconde dames a preeste for lyfe. 
Thys ys the manne of menne, the vision spoke ; 


Then belle for-even-songe mie senses woke. 


SE St ees erenesg, 
BISMARDE, astonished, | Mywpsrucn, wounded honour. 
Fervve, elegant. ‘ MENICED, menaced. 


HERAUDYN. 
A FRAGMENTE. 
From a MSS. by Chatterton in the British Maen. 


SEO 


Yyngé Heraudyn al bie the grene Wode sate, 
Hereynge the swote Chelandrie ande the Oue, 
Seeinge the kenspecked amaylde flourettes nete, 
Envyngynge to the Birds hys Love songe true. 


Syrre Preeste camme bie ande forthe hys bede-rolle 


drewe, 
Fyve Aves ande on Pater moste be sedde ; 


Twayne songe, the on hys songe of Willowe Rue 


The odher one————— 


———— 


KENSPEKED, marked. 


CHELANDRIE, goldfinch. 
AMAYLDE, enamelled. 


Ove, ouzxel-blackbird. 
ENVYNGYNGE, sending. i 


FRAGMENT, 


BY 


JOHN, second ABBATTE of SEYNCTE AUSTYNS 
MYNSTERRE, 


on 


From Barrett's EMistory of Bristol. It was sent by Chatterton 
to Elorace Walpole, as a note to Rowleie’s Historie of 
Peyncters. This John,” he says, “was inducted abbot in 
the year 1186, and sat wn the dies 29 years. He was the 
greatest poet of the age in which he lived; he understood 


the learned languages. uke a specimen of his poetry 
on King Richard 1st.” 


Harte of lyone! shake thie sworde, 
Bare thie mortheynge steinede honde ie 
Quace whole armies to the queede, 
Worke thie wylle yn burlie bronde. 
Barons here on bankers-browded, 
Fyghte yn furres gaynste the cale : 
Whilest thou ynne thonderynge armes 
Warniketh whole cyttyes bale. 


FRAGMENT. 


Harte of lyon! Sound the beme ! 
Sounde ytte ynto inner londes, 


Feare flies sportine ynne the cleeme, 


Inne thie banner terror stondes. 


WARBE. 


BY THE SAME. 


From Barreti’s History of Bristol. Chatterton says, 
« As you approve of the small specimen of his poetry, £ 
have sent you a larger, which though admirable is stilt 
(in my opinion) inferior to Rowley,* whose works when 
I have leisure I will fairly copy and send you. 


Of warres glumm pleasaunce doe I chaunte mie laie, 
Trouthe tips the poynctelle, wysdomme skemps the 
lyne, 
Whylste hoare experiaunce telleth what toe saie, 
And forwyned hosbandrie wyth blearie eyne, 
Stondeth and woe bements ; the trecklynge bryne 
Rounnynge adone hys cheekes which doethe shewe, 
Lyke hys unfrutefulle fieldes, longe straungers to the 


ploughe. 


* None of Rowley’s pieces were ever PoYNCTELLE, pe. 
made public, being till the year || SKEMPS, marks. 
1631 shut up in an iron chest in Red- \| Forwynep, blasted, burnt. 
cliff church. BEMENTS, J/aments. 


GLUMM, gloomy. 


WARRE. 139 


Saie, Glowster, whanne besprenged on evrich syde, 
The gentle hyndlette and the vylleyn felle ; 
Whanne smetheynge sange dyd flowe lyke to a tyde, 
And sprytes were damned for the lacke of knelle, 
Diddest thou kenne ne lykeness to an helle, 

Where all were misdeedes doeynge lyche unwise, 
Where hope unbarred and deathe eftsoones dyd shote 


theyre e1es, 


Ye shepster swaynes who the ribibble kenne, 

Ende the thyghte daunce, ne loke uponne the spere : 
In ugsommnesse ware moste bee dyghte toe menne, 
Unseliness attendethe honourewere ; uh 


'Quaffe your swote vernage and atreeted beere. 


UGSOMMNESSE, ferror. 
BresPRENGED, scatrered, 
SMETHEYNGE, smoking. 


UNSELINESS, unhappiness. 

HouNOUREWERE, the place or residence 
of honour. 

SWOTE, sweet. 


ANGE, blood. 

SHEPSTER, shepherd. 

RIBIBBLE, a fiddle. 

THYGHTE, compact, orderly, tight, 


VERNAGE, vintage, wine cyder. 


GiowstTeErR, earl or consul of Glocester. | 
| ATREETED, extracted from corn. 


A CHRONYCALLE of BRYSTOIVE. 


RAUFE CHEDDER. CHAPPMANNE. 1356. 


From a MSS. by Chatterton in the British Museum. 


PRS Se ae DELO) 


Ynne whilomme daies as Stowe sales 
Ynne famous Brystowe towne 

Dhere lyved Knyghtes doughtie yn fyghtes 
Of marvellous renowne. 

A Saxonne boulde renowned of oulde 
For Dethe and dernie dede 

Maint Tanmen slone the Brugge uponne 
Icausynge hem to blede. 

Baldwynne hys name, Rolles saie the same 
And yev hymme rennome grate, 

Hee lyved nere the Ellynteire 

Al bie Seyncte Lenardes yate. 


A CHRONYCALLE OF BRYSTOWE. 


A mansion hie, made bosmorelie 
Was reered bie hys honde, 
Whanne he ysterve, hys name unkerve 
Inne Baldwynne streete doe stonde. 
On Ellie then of Mercyann menne 
As meynte of Pentells blase, 
Inne Castle-stede made dofull dede 
And dydde the Dans arase. 
One Leefwyne of Kyngelie Lyne 
Inne Brystowe towne dyd leve, 
And toe the samme for hys gode name 
The Ackmanne Yate dyd gev. 
Hammon a Lorde of hie accorde 
Was ynne the strete nempte brede; 
Soe greate hys Myghte soe strynge yn fyghte 
Onne Byker hee dyd fede, 
Fitz Lupous digne of gentle Lyne 
Onne Radclyve made hys Baie, 
Inn moddie Gronne the whyche uponne 
Botte Reittes and roshes laie. 
Than Radclyve Strete of Mansyonnes meete 
In semelie gare doe stonde, 
And Canynge grete of fayre estate 


Bryngeth to Tradynge Londe. 


A CHRONYCALLE OF BRYSTOWE. 


Hardynge dydde comme from longe Kyngddomme 
Inne Knyvesmythe strete to lyne, 

Roberte hys Sonne, moche gode thynges donne 
As Abbattes doe blasynne. 

Roberte the Erle, ne conkered curll 
Inne Castle stede dyd fraie 

Yynge Henrie to ynn Brystowe true 
As Hydelle dyd obaie. 

A Maioure dheene bee ande Jamne hee 
Botte anne ungentle wyghte, 

Seyncte Marie tende eche ammie frende 


Die hallie Taper lyghte. 


The FREERE of ORDERYS WHYTE. 


from a MSS, by Chatterton in the British Museum. There 
as also the beginning of a poem called the Freere of Orderys 
Black, which ts unfit for publication. 


There was a Broder of Orderys Whyte 
Hee songe hys masses yn the nyghte 
Ave Maria, Jesu Maria, 
The nounes al slepeynge yn the Dortoure 
Thoughte hym of al syngeynge Freerers the Flowre 
fo) Vv ev CD 5 A 


Ave Maria, Jesu Maria. 


Suster Agnes looved his syngeynge well 
And songe with hem too the sothen to tell 
| Ave Maria, &c. 

| But be ytte ne sed bie Elde or yynge 
That ever dheye oderwyse dyd synge 
Than Ave Maria, &c. 


aie 


144 THE FREERE OF ORDERYS WHYTE. 


This Broder was called evrich wheere 
To Kenshamm and to Bristol Nonnere 
Ave Maria, &c. 
Botte seyynge of masses dyd wurch hym so lowe 
Above hys Skynne hys Bonys did growe 
Ave Maria, &c. 


He eaten Beefe ande Dyshes of Mows 

And hontend everych Knyghtys House 
With Ave Maria, &c. 

And beynge ance moe in gode lyken 

He songe to the Nones and was poren agen 

With Ave Maria, &c. 


DIALOGUE 
Between MASTER PHILPOT and WALWORTH 
COCKNETLES. 


From Dean Milles’s Edition of Rowley. It contains, says 
the Dean, a variety of evidence, tending to confirm the authen- 
ticity of these'poems. In the first place, this sort of macaronic 
verse of mixed languages, is a stile used in the fourteenth and 
Sifteenth centuries. Dante has some of these amongst his Rime, 
(p. 226. vol. 2d. Venice 1741) which are composed of French, 
Ttalian, and Latin, and conclude thus : 


<« Namaque locutus sum in lineud tring.” 
(ow) 


Skelton, who lived not long after Rowley, has also poems in 
the same kind of verse. Secondly, the correctness of the Latin, 
and the propriety of the answers in English, shew it to have been 
written at least by a better scholar than Chatterton. Thirdly, 
the low humour of the dialogue, although suited to the taste of 
that early and illiterate age, could be no object of imitation to 
a modern poet. But it is amost remarkable circumstance, that 
he has introduced his two Cocknetes under the names of two most 
respectable aldermen of the city of London, who lived about the 
year 1380, Sir William Walworth and Sir John Philpot ; men 
of such distinguished reputation, not only in thetr own city, but 
also in the whole kingdom, that the first parliament of Richard 
the Second, in granting a subsidy to that king, made it subject to 
the controul and management of these two citizens. (Walsing- 
ham, p.200. Rapin, vol.i.p.454 and 458.) 


SOs SLI 


Vou. H. L 


DIALOGUE, 


PHILPOT. 


PEF eR * ape ; ’ 
God ye God den,* my good naighbour, howe d'yeayle? 
How does your wyfe, man! what never assole ? 


Cum rectitate vivas, verborum mala ne cures, 


WALWORTH. 


Ah, Mastre Phyllepot, evil tongues do saie, 
That my wyfe will lyen down to daie ; 


Tis ne twaine moneths syth shee was myne for aie,- 


* This salutation, which should be written God ye good Den, is more than once 
used by Shakespear : 
Jn Love’s Labour Lost, the clown says, 
God dig you den all, Act iv. Se. 1. 


That is to say, God give you a good evening; for dig is undoubtedly a mistake for give, 


So in the Dialogue between the Nurse and Mercutio, in Romeo and Juliet, 
Act it, Sc. 5. the former says, 
God ye good morrow gentlemen 
to which the latter replies, 
God ye good den, fair gentlewoman, 
And in the Exmoor Courtship, 
Good den, good den; 


..which the Glossarist on that pamphlet properly explains by the wish of a good 
evening ; and Mr. Steevens observes on the passage in Love’s Labour Lost, that 
this contraction is not unusual in our ancient comic writers, and quotes the play 
called the Northern Lass, by R. Brome, 1633, for the following phrase ; 


God you good evens 


DIALOGUE. 


PHILPOT, 


Animum submittere noli rebus in adversis, 


Nolito quedam referenti semper credere. 


But I pity you nayghbour, is it so? 


WALWORTH. 


Que requirit misericordiam mala causa est. 
Alack, alack, a sad dome mine in fay, 

But oft with cityzens it is the case ; 
Honesta turpitudo pro bona 


Causa mori, as auntient pensmen sayse. 


The Merrie TRICKS of LAMY NGETOIWNE. 


By Maystre JOHN A ISCAM. 


From Dean Milles’s Edition. 


Ll 
A rygourous doome is myne, upon mie fate : 
Before the parent starre, the lyghtsome sonne, 
Hath three tymes lyghted up the cheerful daie, 
To other reaulmes must Laymingtonne be gonne, 
Or else my flymsie thredde of lyfe is spunne ; 
And shall I hearken to a cowarts reede, © 
And from so vain a shade, as lyfe is, runne ? 
No! flie all thoughtes of runynge to the Queed ; 
No ! here I'll staie, and let the Cockneies see, 
That Laymyntone the brave, will Laymyngetowne 
still be. 


QUEED, devil. 


THE MERRIE TRICKS OF LAMYNGETOWNE. 149 


jh 


To fyght, and not to flee, my sabatans 

Tl don, and girth my swerde unto my syde ; 

I'll go to ship, but not to foreyne landes, 

But act the pyrate, rob in every tyde ; 

With Cockneies bloude Thamysis shall be dyde, 
Theire goodes in Bristowe markette shall be solde. 
My bark the laverd of the waters ryde, | 

Her sayles of scarlette and her stere of golde ; 
My men the Saxonnes, I the Hengyst bee, 


And inmy shyppe combyne the force ofall their three. 
Lil: 


Go to my trustie menne in Selwoods chace, 
That through the lessel hunt the burled boare, 
Tell them how standes with me the present case, 


And bydde them revel down at Watchets shore, 


| LessEL, bushes. 


SABATANS, boots. 
{ Burien, armed. 


Laverp, Jord. 


150THE MERRIE TRICKS OF LAMYNGETOWNE. 


And saunt about in hawlkes and woods no more : 
Let every auntrous knyghte his armour brase, 

Their meats be mans fleshe, and theyre beverage gore, 
Hancele, or Hanceled, from the human race ‘ 

Bid them, like mee theyre leeder, shape theyre mynde 


To be a bloudie foe in armes, gaynst all mankynde. 


RALPH. 
I go my boon companions for to fynde. 


Ralph goes out. 
IIT. 


LAMYNGETOWNE. 
Unfaifull Cockneies dogs ! your god is gayne. 
When in your towne I spent my greete estate, 
What crowdes of citts came flockynge to my traine, 
What shoals of tradesmenne eaten from my plate, 
My name was alwaies Laymyngeton the greate ; 
But whan my wealth was gone, ye kennd me not, 
I stoode in warde ye laughed at mie fate, 
Nor car’d if Laymyngeton the great did rotte ; 
But know ye, curriedowes, ye shall soon feele, 


I’ve got experience now, altho I bought it weele. 


RE IE PET CES, 
SSN. RIT 


I 


Saunt, saunter. } Hancere, cut off, 


AUNTROUS, adventurous; } Currizpowzs, flatterers. 


THE MERRIE TRICKS OF LAMYNGETOWNE. 151 


EY. 
You let me know that all the worlde are knaves, 
That lordes and cits are robbers in disguise ; 
I and my men, the Cockneies of the waves, 
Will profitte by youre lessons and bee wise ; 
Make you give back the harvest of youre lies ; 
From deep fraught barques I’le take the mysers soul, 
Make all the wealthe of every * my prize, 
And cheating Londons pryde to Dygner Bristowerolle. 


# The word one, or man, must be here supplied, in order to complete the sense 
and the verse. 


SONGE 
OF 


SEYNCTE BALDYWYNNE. 


From Dean Milles’s Edition. According to Chatterton, this 


and the following poem were sung when the Bridge at Bristol 
was compleated in 1247. 


Whann Norrurs and hys menne of myghte, 
Uponne thys brydge darde all to fyghte, 
Forslagenn manie warriours laie, 

And Dacyanns well nie wonne the daie. _ 
Whanne doughty Baldwinus arose, 

And scatterd deathe amonge hys foes, 
Fromme out the brydge the purlinge bloode 


Embolled hie the runnynge floude. 


Noraurs, King of Norway. ] Empouren, savelled. 


SONGE OF SEYNCTE BALDWYNNE. 


Dethe dydd uponne hys anlace hange, 
And all hys arms were gutte de sangue. 
His doughtinesse wrought thilk dismaye, 
The foreign warriors ranne awaie, 

Erle Baldwynus regardedd well, 

How manie menn forslaggen fell ; 

To Heaven lyft oppe hys holie eye, 

And thanked Godd for victorye ; 
Thenne threw hys anlace ynn the tyde, 


Lyvdd ynn a cell, and hermytte died. 


GuTTE Dk SANGUE, drops of blood; an heraldic allusion, suitable to the 
genius of that age. 


SONGE 


OF 


SEYNCTE WARBURGHE. 


From Dean Milles’s Edition. 


I. 

Whanne Kynge Kynghill ynn hys honde 
Helde the sceptre of thys londe, 
Sheenynge starre of Chrystes lyghte, 
The merkie mysts of pagann nyghte 

Gan to scatter farr and wyde : 
Thanne Seyncte Warburghe hee arose, 
Doffed hys honnores and fyne clothes ; 
Preechynge hys Lorde Jesus name, 
Toe the lande of West Sexx came, 


Whare blaeke Severn rolls hys tyde. 


Kynce Kyncuity, King Coenwulf. 


| BLAEKE, yellow. 
MERKIE, dark. 


SONG OF SEYNCTE WARBURGHE. 155 


I. 
Stronge ynn faithfullness, he trodde 
Overr the waterrs lyke a Godde, 
Till he gaynde the distaunt hecke, 
Ynn whose bankes hys staffe dydd steck, 
Wytnesse to the myrracle ; 
Thenne he preechedd nyghte and daie, 
And set manee ynn ryghte waie. 
Thys goode staffe great wonders wroughte, 
Moe than gueste bie mortalle thoughte, 


Orr thann mortall tonge can tell. 


IIT. 
Thenn the foulke a brydge dydd make 


Overr the streme untoe the hecke, 
All of wode eke longe and wyde, 
Pryde and glorie of the tyde; 
Whych ynn tyme dydd falle awaie : 
Then Erle Leof he bespedde 
Thys grete ryverr fromme hys bedde, 
Round hys castle for to runne, 
T’was in trothe ann ancyante onne, 


But warre and tyme wyll all decaie. 


Hecke, height. 


| Brsrenbde, dispatched, turned away. 
| Erie Laor, Ear] Leofwin. . 


156 SONGE OF SEYNCTE WARBURGHE. 
IV. 
Now agayne, wythe bremie force, 
Severn ynn hys aynciant course - 
Rolls hys rappyd streeme alonge, 
With a sable swifte and stronge, 
Moreying manie ann okie wood : 
Wee the menne of Brystowe towne 
Have yreerd thys brydge of stone, 
Wyshynge echone that ytt maie laste 
Till the date of daies be past, 


Standynge where the other stoode. 


Brumisz, furious, violent. Mored, i.e. digged, grubbed. The 
SABLE, sand. roots of trees are still called Mores in 
MoREYING, rooting up, so explained in | Devonshire. 


the glossary to Robert Gloucester — 


SANCTE WARBUR. 


From the Supplement to Chatterton’s Miscellanies. It is there 
entitled Imitation of our Old Poets. On oure Ladyes 
Chirch. 1769. 


‘Jn auntient dayes, when Kenewalchyn king 
Of all the borders of the sea did reigne, 
A7 = . arcane 7 ° 
Ky hos cutting celes, as the Bardyes synge, 
| Cut strakyng furrowes in the foamie mayne, 
Sancte Warbur cast aside his Earles estate, 
As great as good, and eke as good as great. 
Tho blest with what us men accounts as store, 


Saw something further, and saw something more. 


Where smokyng Wasker scours the claiey bank, 


And gilded fishes wanton in the sunne, 


ee 


Cetzs, most probably from the ancient word Ceolis; which, in the Saxon, is 
ships. From whence Ceole, we find in Brompton, are used for large 
ships. 


158 SANCTE WARBUR. 


Emyttynge to the feelds a dewie dank, 

As in the twyning path-waye he doth runne; 
Here stood a house, that in the ryver smile 
Since valorous Ursa first wonne Bryttayn Isle ; 
‘The stones in one as firm as rock unite, 


And it defyde the greatest Warriours myghte. 


Around about the lofty elemens hie 
Proud as their planter reerde their greenie crest, 
Bent out their heads, whene’er the windes came bie. 
In amorous dalliaunce the flete cloudes kest. 
Attendynge Squires dreste in trickynge brighte, 
To each tenth Squier an attendynge Knyghte, 

The hallie hung with pendaunts to the flore, 


A coat of nobil armes upon the doore ; 


Horses and dogges to hunt the fallowe deere, 
Of pastures many, wide extent of wode, 
Faulkonnes in mewes, and, little birds to teir, 


| The sparrow Hawke, and manie Hawkies gode. 


ELEMeins, Elms. 


SANCTE WARBUR, 


Just in the prime of life, whan others court 


' Some swottie Nymph, to gain their tender hand, 
Greet with the Kynge and ¢rerdie greet with the 
Court 


And as aforesed mickle much of land, 


* KK OK OK 


The WORLDE, 


From Barreti’s History of Bristol. 


CSA 


FADRE, SONNE, and MYNSTRELLES. 


FADRE. 


To the worlde newe and ytts bestoykenynge waie 
Thys coistrelle sonne of myne ys all mie care, 

Yee mynstrelles warne hymme how wyth rede he straie 
Where guylded vyce dothe spredde hys mascill’d snare, 
To gettyng wealth I woulde hee shoulde bee bredde, 
And couronnes of rudde goulde ne glorie rounde hys 


hedde. 


FIRST MYNSTREL. 


Mie name is Intereste, tis I 


Dothe yntoe alle bosoms flie, 


THE WORLDE. 


Eche one hylten secret’s myne, 
None so wordie, goode, and dygne, 
Butte wyll fynde ytte to theyr cost, 
Intereste wyll rule the roaste. 

I to everichone gyve lawes, 


Selfe ys fyrst yn everich cause. 


SECOND MYNSTREL. 


I amme a faytour flame 

Of lemmies melancholi, 

Love somme behyghte mie name, 
Some doe anemp me follie ; 

Inne sprytes of meltynge molde 
I sette mie burneynge sele ; 

To mee a goulers goulde 

Doeth nete a pyne avele ; 

I pre upon the helthe, 

And from gode redeynge flee, 
The manne who woulde gette wealthe 


Muste never thynke of mee. 


THIRD MYNSTREL. 


|) ~1 bee the Queede of Pryde, mie spyrynge heade 
Vor. II. M 


162 THE WORLDE. 


Mote reche the cloudes and stylle be rysynge hie, 
Too lyttle is the earthe to bee mie bedde, 

‘Yoo hannow for mie breetheynge place the skie ; 

Daynous I see the worlde bineth me he 
Botte to mie betterres, I soe lyttle gree, 
Aneuthe a shadow of a shade I bee, 


% 


Tys to the smalle alleyn that I canne multyplie. 


FOURTH MYNSTREL. 


I am the Queed of goulers ; look arounde 

‘The ayrs aboute mee thieves doe represente, 

Bloudsteyned robbers spryng from oute thegrounde, 

And airie vysyons swarme around mie ente ; 

O save mie monies, ytte ys theyre entente 

To nymme the redde Godde of mie fremdedsprighte, 
\ 


nae 


‘hatte joie canne goulers have or daie or nyghte ! 


FIFTH MYNSTREL. 


Vice bee I hyghte onne golde fulle ofte I ryde. 
Fulle fayre unto the syghte for aie I seeme ; 
Mie ugsomness wythe goldenne veyles I hyde, 


Laieynge mie lovers ynne a sylkenne dreme ; 


THE WORLDE. 163 


Botte whan mie untrue pleasaunce have byn tryde, 
Thanne doe I showe alle horrownesse and row, 
And those I have ynne nette woulde feyne mie grype 


eschew. 
SIXTH MYNSTREL. 


I bee greete Dethe, alle ken mee bie the name, 
Botte none can saie howe I doe loose the spryghte, 
Goode menne mie tardyinge delaie doethe blame, 
Botte moste ryche goulerres from mee take a flyghte; 
Myckle of wealthe I see whereere I came, 

Doethe mie ghastness mockle multyplye 


And maketh hem afrayde to lyve or die. 
FADRE. 


Howe villeyn Mynstrelles, and is this your rede, 
Awaie: Awaie: I wyll ne geve a curse, 
Mie sonne, mie sonne, of mie speeche take hede, 


Nothynge ys goode thatte bryngeth not to purse. 


One CANTO of an ANCIENT POEM, 
CALLED 


The UNKNOWN KNIGHT or the 
TOURNAMENT. 


From the Supplement to Chatterton’s Miscellanies. “ He 
offered this as a sample, having two more Cantos. The 
Author unknown.” 1769. 


The Matten belle han sounded long, 
The Cocks han sang their morning songe, 
When lo! the tuneful Clarions sound, 
(Wherein all other noise was drown’d) 
Did echo to the rooms around, 

And greet the ears of Champyons stronge ; 
Arise, arise from downie bedde 

For Sunne doth gin to shew his hedde! 


THE UNKNOWN KNIGHT. 


Then each did don in seemlie gear, 
What armour eche beseem’d to wear, 
And on each sheelde devices shone, 
Of wounded hearts and battles won, 
All curious and nice echon ; 

With manie a tassild spear ; 

And mounted echeone on a steed 
Unwote made Ladies hearts to blede. 


Heraulds eche side the Clarions wound, 

The Horses started at the sound ; 

The Knyghtes echeone did poynt the launce, 
And to the combattes did advance ; 

From Hyberne, Scotland, eke from Fraunce ; 
Thyre prancyng horses tare the ground ; 

All strove to reche the place of fyghte, 

The first to exercise their myghte— 


O’Rocke upon his courser fleet, 
Swift as lightning were his feet, 
First gain’d the lists and gatte him fame ; 


From West Hybernee Isle he came, 


166 THE UNKNOWN KNIGHT. 

His myghte depictur’d in his*name. 
All dreded such an one to meet ; 
Bold as a mountain wolf he stood, 


Upon his swerde sat erim dethe and bloude. 


But when he threwe downe his Asenglave, 

Next came in Syr Botelier bold and brave, 

The dethe of manie a Saraceen ; 

Theie thought him a Devil from Hells black den, 
Ne thinking that anie of mortalle menne 

Could send so manie to the grave. 

For his life to John Rumsee he render’d his thanks 


Descended from Godred the King of the Manks. 


Within his sure rest he settled his speare, 
And ran at O’Rocke in full career ; 
Their launces-with the furious stroke 
Into a thousand shivers broke, 

Even as the thunder tears the oak, 


And scatters splinters here and there: 


>See Le eS 
— 


> . - 


* Probably alluding to the word Rock. 


THE UNKNOWN KNGIHT. 


So great the shock, their senses did: depart, 


The bloude all ran to strengthen up the harte. 


Syr Botelier Rumsie first came from his traunce, 
And from the Marshall toke the launce ; 
O’Rocke eke chose another speere, 

And ran at Syr Botelier full career ; 

His prancynge stede the ground did tare ; 

In haste he made a false advance ; 

Syr Botelier seeing, with myghte amain 


Fellde him down upon the playne. 


Syr Pigotte Novlin at the Clarions sound, 

Ona milk-white stede with gold trappings around, 
He couchde in his rest his silver-poynt speere, 
And ferslie ranne up in full career ; 

But for his appearance he payed full deare, 

In the first course laid on the ground ; 

Besmeer’d in the dust with his silver and gold, 


No longer a glorious sight to behold. 


168 


THE UNKNOWN KNIGHT. 


Syr Botelier then having conquer’d his twayne, 
Rode Conqueror off the tourneying playne ; 
Receivying a garland from Alice’s hand, 

The fayrest Ladye in the lande. 

Syr Pigotte this viewed, and furious did stand, 
Tormented in mind and bodily peyne, 

Syr Botelier crown’d, most galantlie stode, 


As some tall oak within the thick wode. 


Awhile the shrill Clarions sounded the word 3 
Next rode in Syr John, of Adderleigh Lord, 
Who over his back his thick shield did bryng, 

In checkee of redde and silver sheeninge, © 

With steede and gold trappings beseeming a King, 
A guilded fine Adder twyned round hie swerde. 
De Bretville advanced, a man of great myghte 
And couched his launce in his rest for the fyghte. 


Ferse as the falling waters of the lough, 
That tumble headlonge from the mountains browe 
Ev’n so they met in drierie sound, 


De Bretville fell upon the grouud, 


3 


THE UNKNOWN KNIGHT. 


The bloude from inward bruised wound, 
Did out his stained helmet flowe ;” 
As some tall bark upon the foamie main, 


So laie De Bretville on the plain. 


Syr John of the Dale or Compton hight, 
Advanced next in lists of fyght, 

He knew the tricks of tourneyinge full well, 
In running race ne manne culd him excell, 

Or how to wielde a sworde better tel, 

And eke he was a manne of might : 

On a black Stede with silver trappynges dyght 


He darde the dangers of the tourneyd fighte. 


Within their rests their speeres they set, 
So furiously ech other met, 

That Compton’s well intended speere 
Syr John his shield in pieces tare, 

And wound his hand in furious geir ; 
Syr Johns stele Assenglave was wette: 
Syr John then toe the marshal turn’d, 


His breast with meekle furie burn’d. 


170 THE UNKNOWN KNIGHT. 


The tenders of the feelde came in, 


And bade the Champyons not begyn; 


Eche tourney but one hour should last, 


And then one hour was gone and past. 


The ROMAUNTE of the CNYGHTE. 


By JOHN DE BERGHAM. 


From a MS. in Chatterton’s hand-writing, in the possession of 


Mr. Cottle. 


_ The Sunne ento Vyrgyne was gotten, 


_ The floureys al arounde onspryngede, 


The woddie Grasse blaunched the Fenne 


The Quenis Ermyne arised fro Bedde; 


Syr Knyghte dyd ymounte oponn a Stede 


Ne Rouncie ne Drybblette of make 


| Romaunrte, Romance. 


Cyycute, Knight. 


BLAUNCHED, whitened. 
ROUNCIE, a cart horse, or one put to 


ONSPRYNGEDE, faded, fallen. menial services. 


Wonple, woody, 


| DryBBxette, small, little. 


172 THE ROMAUNTE OF THE CNYGHTE. 


Thanne asterte for dur’sie dede 

Wythe Morelaie hys Fooemenne to make blede 
Ekeswythynas wynde. Trees. theyre Hartys to shake 
Al doune in a Delle a merke der nie Delle ¢ 
Wheere Coppys eke Thighe Trees there bee, 
There dyd hee perchaunce Isee 

A Damoselle askedde for ayde on her kne 

An Cnyghte uncourteous dydde bie her stonde 
Hee hollyd herr faeste bie her honde, 

Discorteous Cnyghte, I doe praie nowe thou telle 
Whirst doeste thou bee so to thee Damselle. 

The Knyghte hym assoled eftsoones, 

Itte beethe ne mattere of thyne. 


Begon for I wayte notte thye boones. 


The Knyghte sed I proove on thie Gaberdy: ne 
Alyche Boars enchafed to fyghte heie flies, 


BREA 
ASTERTE, passed, or went forth. ASSOLED, auswered. Used by Rowley 
Duer’stz, from duress, hardship, signify - in the same sense. 
ing hardy. ErTsoones, quickly, presently. 
Moreuats, a fatal sword, GaBERDYNE, a manner of challenging. 
FoOEMENNE, foes, So in Rowley’s Tournament, 
EKE, also. 


** Thanne theeres my Gauntelette on 


SwYTHYN, quickly. thie Gaberdyne.” 


MERKE, dark. 
DeERNIE, gloomy, solitary, 
PERCHAUNCE, dy chance. 


ALyeHE, like. 
ENCHAFED, heated, furious, vexed. 


PA: ES SS PLD EIDE 


os sia vs sihaied aM theta Palatka A ee, Bika le 


THE ROMAUNTE. OF THE CNYGHTE. 178 


The Discoorteous Knyghte bee strynge botte strynger 


the righte, 


.« The dynne bee herde a’myle for fuire-in the fyghte 


Tyl thee false Knyghte yfallethe and dyes. 


Damoysel, quod the Knyghte, now comme thou 
wi me, 

Y wotte welle quod shee I nede thee ne fere, 

The Knyghte yfallen badd wolde Ischulde bee, 


Butte loe he ys dedde maie itte spede Heavenwere. 
y I | 


SRE TS 
Neen pee eee 


STRYNGE, strong. 1 Worte, snow. 


DYNNE, sound, noise. | HEAVENWERE, fo God. 
Fuirs, fury. i 


The ROMANCE of the KNIGHT. 


MODERNISED 


By THOMAS CHATTERTON. 


(Aa eae) 
————<—< $$$ 


From a MS. of Chatterton’s in the possession of Mr. Cottle. 


The pleasing Sweets of Spring and Summer past, 
The falling Leaf flies in the sultry blast; 

The Fields resign their spangling Orbs of Gold, 
The wrinkled Grass its Silver J oys unfold 
Mantling the spreading Moor in Heavenly white, 
Meeting from every Hill the ravish’d sight. 

The yellow Flag uprears its spotted Head, 
Hanging regardant o’er its wat’ry bed: 

The worthy Knight ascends his foaming Steed, 
Of Size uncommon, and no common Breed. 


THE ROMANCE_OF THE KNIGHT. 


His Sword of giant make hangs from his Belt, 
Whose piercing Edge his daring Foes had felt. 
To seek for Glory and Renown he goes 

To scatter Death among his trembling Foes ; 
Unnerv'd by fear they trembled at his stroke ; 


So cutting Blasts shake the tall mountain Oak. 


Down in a dark and solitary Vale 

Where the curst Screech-Owl sings her fatal tale, 
Where Copse and Brambles interwoven lie, 

Where Trees intwining arch the azure Sky, 

Thither the fate-mark’d Champion bent his way, 
dy purling Streams to lose the heat of Day: 

A sudden Cry assaults his list’ning Ear, 

His Soul’s too noble to admit of fear.— 

The Cry re-echoes: with his bounding Steed 

He gropes the Way from whence the Cries proceed. 
The arching Trees above obscur’d the light, 

[Tere “twas all Evening 


g, there Eternal Night. 


And now the rustling Leaves and strengthened Cry 


Bespeaks the Cause of the Confusion nigh ; 


Thro’ the thick Brake the astonish’d Champion sees 


A weeping Damsel bending on her knees ; 


176 THE ROMANCE OF THE KNIGHT. 


A ruffian Knyght would force her to the ground, 
But still some small resisting strength she found. 
(Women and Cats, if you Compulsion use 

The pleasure which they die for, will refuse, ) 

The Champion thus: Desist discourteous Knight, 
Why dost thou shamefully misuse thy mighte. 
With Eye contemptuous thus the Knight replies, 
Begone ! whoever dares my Fury dies. 

Down to the Ground the Champion’s Gauntlet flew, 
I dare thy Fury, and I'll prove it too. 


Like two fierce Mountain Boars enraged they fly, 

The prancing Steeds make Echo rend the Sky, 

Like a fierce Tempest is the bloody Fight, 

Dead from his lofty Steed falls the proud Ruffian 
Knight. | 

The Victor, sadly pleas’d, accosts the Dame, 

I will convey you hence to whence you came. 

With Look of Gratitude the Fair reply’d 

Content : I in your Virtue may confide. 

But, said the Fair, as mournful she survey d 

The breathless Corse upon the Meadow laid, 

May all thy Sins from Heaven forgiveness find ! 


May not, thy body’s crimes, affect thy mind ! 


To JOHNE LADGATE. 


(Sent with the following Songe to Alla.) 


This and the two following Poems are printed from a copy 
in Mr. Catcott’s hand-writing. 


ST . 
SST ey 


Well thanne, goode Johne, sythe ytt must needes 
be soe, 

‘Thatt thou and I a bowtynge matche muste have, 

Lette ytt ne breakynge of oulde friendshyppe bee, 


Thys ys the onelie all-a-boone I crave. 


Rememberr Stowe, the Bryghtstowe Carmalyte, 


Who whanne John Clarkynge, one of myckle lore, 


SYTHE, since. i 


|) ALL-A-BOONE, favor. 


Vor, II, N 


178 TO JOHN LADGATE. 


Dydd throwe hys gauntlette-penne, wyth hym to 


fyghte, 
Hee showd smalle wytte, and showd hys weaknesse 


more. 


Thys ys mie formance, whyche I nowe have wrytte, 
The best performance of mie lyttel wytte. 


SONGE to HLLA, 


LORDE of the CASTEL of BRYSTOWE 


YNNE DAIES OF YORE. 


Oh thou, orr what remaynes of thee, 
fElla, the darlynge of futurity, 
Lett thys mie songe bolde as thie courage be, 


As everlastynge to posteritye. 


Whanne Dacya’ssonnes, whose hayres of bloude redde 
hue 
Lyche kynge-cuppes brastynge wythe the morning 
due, 
Arraung’d ynne dreare arraie, 


Upponne the lethale daie, 


180 SONGE TO ELLA. 


Spredde farre and wyde onne Watchets shore ; 
Than dyddst thou furiouse stande, 
And bie thie valyante hande 

Beesprengedd all the mees wythe gore. 


Drawne bie thyne anlace felle, 

Downe to the depthe of helle 

Thousandes of Dacyanns went ; 
Brystowannes, menne of myghte, 

Ydar’d the bloudie fyghte, 
And actedd deeds full quent.” Es ce 


a a ee er ee 
Oh thou whereer (thie bones att reste) 
Thye Spryte to haunte delyghteth best, 
Whetherr upponne the bloude-embrewedd pleyne, 
Orr whare thou kennst fromm farre- 
The dysmall crye of warre, 


Orr seest somme mountayne made of corse of sleyne ; 


BEESPRENGEDD, sprinkled. 
MEES, meadows. 
DRAWNE, g. driven. 


) 
ANLACE, sword, 
Quen, strange. 


SONGE TO ALLA. 


Orr seest the hatchedd stede, 
Nei praunceynge oer the mede, 

And neighe to be amenged the poynctedd speeres ; 
Orr ynne blacke armoure staulke arounde 
Embattel’d Brystowe, once thie grounde, 


And glowe ardurous onn the Castle steeres ; 


Orr fierye round the mynsterr glare ; 
Lette Brystowe stylle be made thie care ; 
Guarde ytt fromme foemenne and consumynge 
fyre ; 
Lyche Avones streme ensyrke ytt rounde, 
Ne lette a flame enharme the grounde, 


Tylle ynne one flame all the whole worlde expyre. 


CH vi hievea ; 
HarcueDD, covered with atchieve | Arpurous, burning. 
ments, : : 

| ENSYRKE, encircle. 


AMENGED, among. 


THE UNDERWRITTEN LINES 
WERE COMPOSED BY 
JOHN LADGATE, 

A PRIEST IN LONDON, 


And sent to ROWLIE, as an Answer to the preceding 
Songe of Alla. 


Havynge wythe mouche attentyon redde 
Whatt you dydd to mee sende, 
Admyre the varses mouche I dyd, 
And thus an answer lende. 


Amongs the Greeces Homer was 
A Poett mouche renownde, 

Amongs the Latyns Vyrgilius 

Was beste of Poets founde, 


LADGATE TO ROWLEY. 


The Brytish Merlyn oftenne hanne 
The gyfte of inspyration, 
And Afled to the Sexonne menne 


Dydd synge wythe elocation. 


Yune Norman tymes, Turgotus and 
Goode Chaucer dydd excelle, 

Thenn Stowe, the Bryghtstowe Carmelyte, 
Dydd bare awaie the belle. 


Nowe Rowlie ynne these mokie dayes 
Lendes owte hys sheenynge lyghtes, 
And Turgotus and Chaucer lyves 


Ynne ev'ry lyne he wrytes. 


ELOcaTION, elocution. l Moxie, dark, gloomy. 


of this and the two preceding 


Mr. Tyrwhitt compared the copy 
with one made by Mr. Barrett 


Poems, supplied by Mr. Catcott, 


184 


from the piece of vellum which Chatterton gave to him as the 
original MS. These are the variations of importance, exclusive 
of many in the spelling. 
Verses to Ladgate. 
In the title, for Ladgate, r, Lydgate, 
ver. 2. r. Thatt I and thee. 
3. for dee, r. goe, 


7. for fyghte, r. wryte. 


Songe to Zilla. 


The title in the vellum MS, was simply ° Songe toe filla,” with a small mark 


containing the following wordes—<< Lord of 
the castelle of Brystowe Jnne daies of yore.” 


of reference to a note below, 


it may be proper also to take 
notice, that the whele song was 


there written like prose, without any 
breaks, or divisions into verses, 
ver 6. for brastynge, Y. burstynge. 
11. for valyante, r. burlie, 


23. for dysmall, x. honore. | 


Ladgate’s Answer. 


No title in the Vellum MS. 


ver. 3. for varses r. pene. 
antep. for Lendes, r. Sendes. 


ult. for lyne, 1. thynge. 


Mr. Barrett had also a copy of these Poems by Chatterton, which differed 


from that, which Chatterton afterwards produced as the orig 


ginal, in the 
following particulars, among others, 


In the title of the Verses to Ladgate. 


Orig. Lydgate, — Chat. Ladgate, 
ver. 3. Orig. goe, — Chat. doe, 
7. Orig, wWrytes — Chat. fyghte, 


Songe to Zilla. 
ver. 5. Orig. Dacyane. Chat. Dacya's. 
Orig. whose lockes. Chat. whose hayres, 
11. Orig. burlie. — Chat. dronded. 


22. Orig, kennest. — Chat. hearst. 


23. Orig. honore. — Chat. dysmall. 


26. Orig. Yprauncynge Chat. Jfrayning. 
30. Orig. glove. Chat. glare. 


ACLLA, 


q 


Tragpeal Cuterlude, 


or 

Discoorseynge Tragedte, 

lorofenn by 
THEMAS ROTULEFE; 
plaiedd before 
HMastre Canvuge, 

Atte bys Howse nempte the Wodde Lodge: 

Alsee before the Duke of Morfolck, 


SFohan Howard. 


This Poem, with the Epistle, Letter, and Entroductionne, 
is printed from a folio MS. furnished by Mr. Catcott, in 
the beginning of which he has written, “ Chatierton’s tran- 
script, 1769.” The. whole transcript is af Chatterton’s 
hand-writing. 


PO POTTS Te 


=n ee aan teed ae 


EPISTLE to MASTRE CANYNGE 


On ELLA. 


°Tys songe bie mynstrelles, thatte yn auntyent tym, 
} Whan Reasonn hylt herselfe in cloudes of nyghte, 
The preeste delyvered alle the lege yn rhym; 
Lyche peyncted tyltynge speares to please the syght, 
t The whyche yn yttesfelle use doe make moke dere, 


Syke dyd theire auncyante lee deftlie delyghte the eare. 


Hy xt, hid, concealed. | Moke, much. 
Lece, law. | Dere, Aurt, damage. 
PEYNCTED, painted. Lex, /ay, song. 
| FRLLE, bad, pernicious, DErTLiz, sweetly, agreeably, skilfully. 


190 EPISTLE TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 


Perchaunce yn Vyrtues gare rhym mote bee thenne, 
Butte efte nowe flyeth to the odher syde ; 
In hallie preeste apperes the ribaudes penne, 
Inne lithie moncke apperes the barronnes pryde: _ 
But rhym wythe somme, as nedere widhout teethe, hd 
Make pleasaunce to the sense, botte maie do lyttel 
scathe. 


Syr John, a knyghte, who hath a barne of lore, 
Kenns Latyn att fyrst syghte from Frenche or 
Greke, 
Pyghtethe hys knowlachynge ten yeres or more, 
To rynge upon the Latynne worde to speke. 
Whoever spekethe Englysch ys despysed, 
The Englysch hym to please moste fyrste be latynized. 


GARE, Cause. ScaTuE, hurt, damage. 


EFTE, off. Lore, Learning. 

Haire, holy. KENNs, knows. 

RiBAUDES, rake, lewd person. PYGHTETHE, plucks or tortures. — 
Lirnie, humble, rather insinuating. KNOWLACHYNGE, knowledge, 


NEDERE, adder. 


EPISTLE TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 191 


Vevyan, a moncke, a good requiem synges ; 
Can preache so wele, eche hynde hys meneynge 
knowes ; 
Albeytte these gode guyfts awaie he flynges, 
Beeynge as badde yn vearse as good yn prose. 
Hee synges of seynctes who dyed for yer Godde, 
Everych wynter nyghte afresche he sheddes theyr 
blodde. 


To maydens, huswyfes, and unlored dames, 

Hee redes hys tales of merryment and woe. 

Loughe loudlie dynneth from the doite adrames ;* 
He swelles on laudes of fooles, tho’ kennes hem soe. 


ReQuigM, a service used over the dead. DyNNETH, sounds. 
HYNDE, peasant. Dotte, foolish. 
Guvrts, gifts. ADRAMES, churls, 
UNtoreD, unlearned. LAUDES, praises. 
LovcGHe, laugh. KENNES, knows. 
RSTO Ee 


@ Unauthorised. There is however the adjective ADRAMING, cherlizh. 


192 EPISTLE TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 


Sommetyme at tragedie theie laughe and synge, 
At merrie yaped fage somme hard-drayned water 
brynge. 


Yette Vevyan ys ne foole, behynde hys lynes. 
Geofroie makes vearse, as handycraftes theyr ware ; 
Wordes wythoute sense full groffyngelye he twynes, 
Cotteynge hys storie off as wythe a sheere ; 
“Waytes monthes on nothynge, and hys storie donne, 
Ne moe you from ytte kenn, than gyfi yow neere 


begonne. 


Enowe of odhers; of mieselfe to write, : 

Requyrynge whatt I doe notte nowe possess, 

To you I leave the taske; I kenne your myghte | 

Wyll make mie faultes, mie meynte of faultes, be 
less. 


Varep, laughable. 
Face, fale, jest. Grr, if 


BEYINDE, beyond. 
med 24 | MEYNTE, many. 
GROFFYNGFLYE, foolishly, | 


CoTTEYNGE, cutting. 


* Perhaps waystes, 


EPISTLE TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 193 


ALLA wythe thys I sende, and hope that you 
Wylle from ytte cast awaie, whatte lynes maie be 


untrue. 


Playes made from hallie tales I holde unmeete ; 
Lette somme ereate storie of a manne be songe ; 
Whanne, as a manne, we Godde and Jesus treate, 
In mie pore mynde, we doe the Godhedde wronge. 
Bottelettene wordes, whyche droorie mote ne heare, 


Bee placed yn the same. Adieu untylle anere. 


THOMAS ROWLEIE. 


Ha viz, holy. 

Drooriz, strange perversion of words. 
*droorie in its ancient signification 
stood for modesty. 


ANERE, another. This word which 
occurs again AE, 15. is asserted by 
Tyrwhitt to be unauthorized. 


* This is an error of Chatterton. 


Schyr Jhone Webetown thar was slayne ; 


And quhen he dede wis, as ye her, 
Thai fand intill hys coffer 


O 


\ 


194 EPISTLE TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 


A lettyr that hym send a lady 

That he luffyt per drouery. 

‘That said quhen he had yemyt a yer 
In wer, as a good batchiller. 

The awenturs castell off Dowglas 
That to kep sa peralous was, 

Than mycht he weill ask a lady 
Hyr amours and hyr drowery. 


The Bruce. B. 8. 488. 


Mr. Pinkerton adds per drouery is not in a way of marriage: the term is ald 


French 


LETTER 


TO THE 


Dygne MASTRE CANYNGE. 


Straunge dome ytte ys, that, yn these daies of oures, 
Nete butte a bare recytalle can hav place ; 

Nowe shapelie poesie hast loste ytts powers, 

And pynant hystorie ys onlie grace ; 

Heie pyckeup wolsome weedes, ynstedde of flowers, 
And famylies, ynstedde of wytte, theie trace ; 
Nowe poesie canne meete wythe ne regrate, 


Whylste prose, and herehaughtrie, ryse yn estate. 


DYGNE, worthy. || WoLsome, noxious, loathsome. 
NETE, nought. || REGRATE, esteem. 
Pynant, languid, insipid. 


HEIL, they. 


HEREHAUGHTRIE, heraldry. 


196 LETTER TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 


Lette kynges, and rulers, whan heie gayne a throne, 

Shew whatt theyre grandsieres, and great grandsieres 
bore, 

Emarschalled armes, yatte, ne before theyre owne, 

Now raung’d wythe whatt yeir fadres han before ; 

Lette trades, and toune folck, lettsyke thynges alone, 

Ne fyghte for sable yn a fielde of aure ; 

Seldomm, or never, are armes vyrtues mede, 


Shee nillynge to take myckle aie dothe thede. ee 


A man ascaunse uponn a piece maye looke, e 
And shake hys* hedde to styrre hys rede aboute ; eve 
Quod he, gyf I askaunted oere thys booke, 

Schulde fynde thereyn that trouthe ys left wythoute; 


EMARSCHALLED, blazoned. Myck Le, much. 
SYKE, such. | AscauNsE, obliquely. 
AURKE, or, in heraldry. REDE, wisdom. 
NILLYNGE, wnwilling. || ASKAUNTED, glaunced. 


+ Probably axede. 
® Sidrophel in Hudibras. 


Who having three times shook his head 
To stir his wit up, thus he said. 


LETTER TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 


4° Eke, gyf ynto a vew percase I tooke 
The longe beade-rolle of al the wrytynge route, 
Asserius, Ingolphus, Torgotte, Bedde, 


Thorow hem al nete lyche ytte I coulde rede.— 


Pardon, yee Graiebarbes, gyff I saie, onwise 
Yee are to stycke so close and bysmarelie 
To hystorie; you doe ytte tooe moche pryze, 
Whyche amenused thoughtes of poesie ; 

| .22) Somme drybblette share you shoulde to yatte alyse,* 
Nott makynge everyche thynge bee hystorie ; 
Instedde of mountynge onn a wynged horse, 


You onn a rouncy dryve ynn dolefull course, 


Canynge and I from common course dyssente ; 


Wee ryde the stede, botte yev to hym the reene ; 


_ 
Exe, also, AMENUSED, Jessened. 
Gir, if. DRYBBLETTE, small, 
Percase, perchance. YaTTE, that. 

Hem, them. Aryse, allow, 
GRAIEBARBES, greybeards, Rouncy, cart horse. 
BYSMARELIE, curiously, YEV, give. 


—— 


* This word is loosely made from the Saxon verb aLysan, to /oosen, to set free. 


198 LETTER TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 


Ne wylle betweene crased molterynge bookes bepente, 
Botte soare on hyghe, and yn the sonne-bemes sheene ; 
And where wee kenn somme ishad floures besprente, /: 
We take ytte, and from oulde rouste doe ytte clene ; 
Wee wylie ne cheynedd to one pasture bee, 


Botte sometymes soare ’bove trouthe of hystorie. 


Sale, Canynge, whatt was vearse yn daies of yore? 
Fyne thoughtes, and couplettes fetyvelie bewryen, 
Notte syke as doe annoie thys age sO sore, 

A keppened poyntelle restynge at eche lyne. 


Vearse maie be goode, botte poesie wantes more, 


An onlist lecturn, and’a songe adygne ; 


Accordynge to the rule I have thys wroughte, — 


Gyff ytt please Canynge, I care notte a groate. 


Crasep, broken. KEPPENED, studied. 

Morrryncs, musty, moldering, || PoynTELLE, apen, used metaphorically, 
Isuap, broken. as a muse or genius, 

Onuist, boundless, 

LecTURN, sudject. 

Bewrven, declared, expressed, dis- ADYGNE, nervous, worthy of praise. 
played. 


BESPRENTE, scatrered. 


FeTyve tin, elegantly, 


LETTER TO MASTRE CANYNGE. 


The thynge ytte moste bee yttes owne defense ; 
Som metre maie notte please a womannes ear. 
Canynge lookes notte for poesie, botte sense ; 

And dygne, and wordie thoughtes, ys all hys care. 
Canynge, adieu! I do you greete from hence ; 
Full soone I hope to taste of your good cheere ; 
Goode Byshoppe Carpynter dyd byd mee saie, 


Hee wysche you healthe and selinesse for aie. 


T. ROW LEIE. 


| 


WORDIE, worthy. | SELINESSe, happiness. 
WryscHe, wishes. 


ENTRODUCTIONNE. 


Somme cherisaunej tys to gentle mynde, 
Whan heie have chevyced theyre londe from bayne %¢«# 
Whan theie ar dedd, theie leave yer name behynde, 
And theyre goode deedes doe on the earthe remayne ; 
Downe yn the grave wee ynhyme everych steyne, 
Whylest al her gentlenesse ys made to sheene, 


Lyche fetyve baubels geasonne to be seene. 


ALLA, the wardenne of thys castell stede, 
Whylest Saxons dyd the Englysche sceptre swaie, 
Who made whole troopes of Dacyan men to blede, 
Then seel’d hys eyne, and seeled hys eyne for aie, 
Wee rowze hym uppe before the judgment daie, 
To saie what he, as clergyond, canne kenne, . 


And howe hee sojourned in the vale of men. 


CHERIs AUNEI, comfort, 


FETYVvE, neat, comely. 
CHEVYCcED, preserved, 


redeemed. BAUBELS, jewels. 
Bayne, ruin, 


GEASONNE, rare. 
YNHYME, inter, 


Tuys Caster, Bristol Casile. 
SEEL’D, closed. 
CLERGYOND, taught. 


inhume. 
STEYNE, faw/?, stain, blot. 
Herr, +heir. 


PERSONNES REPRESENTEDD. 


Ba. JELLA, bie THOMAS ROWLEIE, Preeste, the Aucthoure. 
CELMONDE, JOHAN ISCAMM, Preeste. 
HURRA, SYRR THYBBOTTE GORGES, Knyghte. 
BIRTHA, Mastre EDWARDE CANYNGE. 


Odherr Partes bie Knyghtes Mynstrelles. 


CELMONDE, att Brystowe. 


Before yonne roddie sonne has droove hys wayne 

Throwe half his joornie, dyghte yn gites of goulde, 

Mee, happeless me, hee wylie a wretche behoulde, 
Mieselfe, and al that’s myne, bounde ynne mys- 


chaunces chayne., 


Ah! Birtha, whie did Nature frame thee fayre ? 


DycutTeE, sloathed. | GiTEs, robes, mantles. 


202 gh Leb 


Whie art thou all thatt poyntelle canne bewreene?* 
Whie art thou nott as coarse as odhers are >— 
Botte thenn thie soughle woulde throwe thy vysage 
sheene, 
Yatt shemres on thie comelie semlykeene, “#e 
Lyche nottebrowne cloudes, whann bie the sonne 
made redde, | 
Orr scarlette, wyth waylde lynnen clothe ywreene, 
Syke would thie spryte upponn thie vysagespreedde. 
Thys daie brave Ella dothe thyne honde and harte 
Clayme as hys owne to be, whyche nee fromm hys 


moste parte. 


Fwy 
PoYNTELLE, a pen. WaAYLDE, chosen. 


YWREENE, covered. 
SYKE such. 


BEWREENE, express. 
SHEMRES, shines. 
SEMLYKEENE, countenance. 


* Is she not more than painting can express ? 


Fair Penitent, 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


And cann I lyve to see herr wythe anere ! © 
Ytte cannotte, muste notte, naie, ytt shalle not bee. 
Thys nyghte I'll putte stronge poysonn ynn the 
beere, 
And hymm, herr, and myselfe, attenes wyll slea. 
Assyst mee Helle! lette Devylles rounde mee tende, 
To slea mieselfe, mie love, and eke mie doughtie 


friende. 


FELLA, BIRTHA. 


JALLA. 


Notte, whanne the hallie prieste dyd make me 
knyghte, 
Blessynge the weaponne, tellynge future dede, 
Howe bie mic honde the prevyd Dane shoulde blede, 
Howe I schulde often bee, and often wynne ynne 


fyghte ; 


ANERE, another. 


Haig, holy. 
ATTENES, at once. 


Prevyb, hardy, valcurous, proved. 
DouGuTilz, mighty valiant. 


204. HELLA: 

Notte, whann I fyrste behelde thie beauteous hue, 

Whyche strooke mie mynde, and rouzed my softer 
soule ; 


Nott, whann from the barbed horse yn fyghte dyd 


viewe 
The flying Dacians oere the wyde playne roule, 
Whan all the troopes of Denmarque made erete dolg Y 
Dydd I fele joie wyth syke reddoure as nowe, 2™0 y 
Whann hallie preest, the lechemanne of the soule, 
Dydd knytte us both ynn a cayty Hs vowe: 
Now hallie A‘lla’s selynesse ys grate ; t] tefypr pes ¢ 


Shap haveth nowe ymade hys woes for to emmate.-#3a% 
BIRTHA. 


Mie lorde, and husbande, syke a joie is myne ; 


—— .- 


BARBED, armed. Harrie, happy. 


SELYNESSE, happiness. 
Reppoure, violence. Suap, fate. 


Dove, lamentation. 


LECHEMANNE, physician. EMMATE, lessen, decrease. 


CaYTYSNEDE, binding, enforcing. SYKE, such, 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 205 


Botte mayden modestie moste ne soe saie, 
Albeytte thou mayest rede ytt ynne myne eyne, 


Lik 


Or ynn myne harte, where thou shalte be for aie ; 
Inne sothe, I have botte me eeded oute thie faie ; 
For twelve tymes twelve the mone hath bin yblente, 


As manie tymes hathe vyed the Godde of daie, 


; And on the grasse her lemes of sylverr sente, 


Sythe thou dydst cheese mee for thie swote to bee, 


Enactynge ynn the same moste faifullie to mee. 


CHEESE, chuse. 


Ofte have I seene thee atte the none-daie feaste, 


ss Whanne deysde bie thieselfe, for wante of pheeres, 


Awhylst thie merryemen dydde laughe and jeaste, 


Onn mee thou semest all eyne, to mee all eares. 


MEEDED, recompensed. SworTe, sweetheart, bride. 
Fate, faith, constancy. ENACTYNGE, acting. 
YeLENTE, blinded. DeysDE, seated under a canopy. 
Lemes, Jights, rays. Purerses, fellows, equal. 


06 Mik Li A: 


Thou wardest.mee as gyff ynn hondred feeres, 
Alest a daygnous looke to thee be sente, 

And offrendes made mec, moe thann yie compheeres, 
Offe scarpes of scarlette, and fyne paramente, 

All thie yntente to please was lyssed to mee, 


I saie ytt, I moste streve thatt you ameded bee. + r# 
ELLA. 


Mie lyttle kyndnesses whych I dydd doe, 
Thie gentleness doth corven them soe grete,?*°*"™ 
Lyche bawsyn olyphauntes mie enattes doe shewe; 


3 


Thou doest mie thoughtes of paying love amate. 


Warvbest, watchest. | LysseD, bounded, confined. 


SCARPES, scarfs. 


AMATE, destroy. 
PARAMENTE, robes of scarlet. 


Grrr, if. | STREVE, strive, 

Avest, J/east. \ -AMEDED, rewarded. 
Dayenous, disdainful, | CorvEn, represent, carve. 
OFFRENDES, presents, offering. Bawsyn, large. 
CoMPHEERES, eguals, companions. OLYPHAUNTES, elephants. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 207 


Botte hann mie actyonns straughte the rolle of fate, 


Pyghte thee from Hell, or brought Heaven down # 


to thee, 
Layde the whol worlde a falldstole atte thie fecte, 
On smyle would be suffycyll mede for mee. 
Iamm Loves borro’r, and canne never paie, 
Bott be hys borrower stylle, and thyne, mie swete, for 


aie. 
BIRTHA. 


Love, doe notte rate your achevments soe smalle ; 
As I to you, syke love untoe mee beare ; 

For nothynge paste will Birtha ever call, 

Ne on a foode from Heaven thynke to cheere. 

As farr as thys frayle brutylle flesch wylle spere, 


Syke, and ne fardher I ieee of you; 


|i 


STRAUGHTE, stretched. | SuFFYCYLL, sufficient. 
PyGuTe, plucked. | Mepe, reward. 


FaLupstoLe, kneeling stool. ACHEVMENTS, services. 


208 fA LLA: 


Be notte toe slack yn love, ne overdeare ; 


A smalle fyre, yan a loud flame, proves more true. 
ALLLA. 


Thie gentle wordis toe thie volunde kenne e+ cp ieee 


To beemoe clergionde thann ys ynn meyncte of menne. “= 


sage 


ALLA, BIRTHA, CELMONDE, 
MY NSTRELLES. 


CELMONDE. 


Alle blessynges showre on gentle AXlla’s hedde; 

Oft maie the moone, yn sylverr sheenynge lyghte, 

Inne varied chaunges varyed blessynges shedde, 

Besprengeynge far abrode mischaunces nyghte ; 

And thou, fayre Birtha! thou, fayre Dame, so 
bryghte, 


VOLUNDE, memory, understanding. BEsPRENGEYNGE, scattering, disperse 


ing. 


KENNE, make known. 
CLERGIONDE, Jearned. | 
4 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 209 


Long mayest thou wyth Aélla fynde muche peace, 
Wythe selynesse as wyth a roabe, be dyghte, 
Wytheverychchaungynge mone newjoiesencrease! 
I, as a token of mie love to speake, 
Have brought you jubbes of ale, at nyghte youre 
' ; brayne to breake. 


FELLA. 
Whan sopperes paste we’lle drenche youre ale soe 


stronge, 


Tyde lyfe, tyde death. ; 


CELMONDE. 


Ye Mynstrelles, chaunt your songe ! 


Mynstrelles Songe bie a Manne and Womanne. 


SELYNESSE, happiness. JUBBES, jugs. 
Dycute, cloathed. Typos, detyde or happen. 


Vor. Ii. ly 


BesTOIKERRE, decetver. 
Mees, megdows. 


JELLA. 


MANNE: 


Tourne thee to thie Shepsterr swayne ; 
Bryghte sonne has ne droncke the dewe 
From the floures of yellowe hue; 
Tourne thee, Alyce, backe agayne. 


WOMANNE. 


No, bestoikerre I wylle go, 
Softlie tryppynge o’ere the mees, 
Lyche the sylver-footed doe, 
Seckeynge shelterr yn grene trees. 


MANNE. 


See the moss-growne daisey’d banke, 
Pereynge ynne the streme belowe ; 
Here we'lle sytte, yn dewie danke;  ¢av27? 


Tourne thee, Alyce, do notte goe. 


SHEPSTERR, shepherd. 


DANKE, damp, moisture. 


| PEREYNGE, appearing. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


WOMANNE. 


I’ve hearde erste mie grandame saie, 
Yonge damoyselles schulde ne bee, 
Inne the swotie moonthe of Maie, 


Wythe yonge menne bie the grene wode tree. 
MANNE. 


Sytte thee, Alyce, sytte, and harke, 
Howe the ouzle chauntes hys noate, 
The chelandree, greie morn larke, 


Chauntynge from theyre lyttel throate ; 
WOMANNE. 


I heare them from eche grene wode tree, 
Chauntynge owte so blatauntlie, 
Tellynge lecturnyes to mee, 


Myscheefe ys whanne you are nygh. 


ErsTeE, formerly, 
DaMOYSELLEsS, damsels, 
SworTie, pleasant. 

Ovuzze, the blackbird. 


CHELANDREE, goldfinch. 
BLATAUNTLIE, loudly. 
LecTURNYSS, /ectures. 


fi L L A. 


MANNE. 


See alonge the mees so grene 
Pied daisies, kynge-coppes swote ; Jl 
Alle wee see, bie non bee seene, 

Nete botte shepe settes here a fote. 


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WOMANNE. 


Shepster swayne, you tare mie gratche. 
Oute uponne ye! lette me goe. 
Leave mee swythe, or Ile alatche.* ~~" 


Robynne, thys youre dame shall knowe. 
MANNE, 


See ! the crokynge brionie 


Rounde the popler twyste hys spraie; 


MEES, meadows. 
GRATCHE, appare!. 
SwyTHE, guickly. 


ALATCHE, accuse, cry out. 
CROCKYNGE, crooked, twisting. 


* Unauthorized. 


FLORRYSCHETHE, flourishes. 
CoYEN, coy. 
DROORIED, modes?, 


Rounde the oake the greene ivie 


Florryschethe and lyveth aie, 


Lette us seate us bie thys tree, 
Laughe, and synge to lovynge ayres; 
Comme, and doe notte coyen bee ; 
Nature made all thynges bie payres, 
Drooried cattes wylle after kynde; 
Gentle doves wylle kyss and coe; 


WOMANNE-, 


Botte manne, hee moste bee ywrynde, 


‘Tylle syr preeste make on of two. 


Tempte mee ne to the foule thynge ; 


I wylle no mannes lemanne be ; 


Tyll syr preeste hys songe doethe synge; 
Thou shalt neere fynde aught of mee.. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


YWRYNDE, separated, 
LEMANNE, mistresses 


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HELLA; 
MANNE. 


Bie oure ladie her yborne, 
To-morrowe, soone as ytte ys daie, 
I'll make thee wyfe, ne bee forsworne, 


So tyde me lyfe or dethe for aie. 
WOMANNE. 


Whatt dothe lette, botte thatte nowe 
Wee attenes, thos honde yn honde, 
Unto divinistre goe, 


And bee lyncked yn wedlocke bonde? 
MANNE. 


I agree, and thus I plyghte 

Honde, and harte, and all that’s myne; 
Goode syr Rogerr, do us ryghte, 
Make us one, at Cothbertes shryne, 


VBORNE, Som 
ATTENES, af o7tce. 


I DIVINISTRE, 4 divine, 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


BOTHE. 


Wee wylle ynn a bordelle lyve, 
Hailie, thoughe of no estate ; 
Everyche clocke moe love shall gyve; 


Wee ynn goodnesse wylle bee greate. 
ELLA. 


I lyche thys songe, I lyche ytt myckle well; 

And there ys monie for yer syngeyne nowe ; 

Butte have you noone thatt marriage-blessynges 
telle? 


CELMONDE. 


In marriage, blessynges are botte fewe, I trowe. 


MYNSTRELLES. 


Laverde, we have; and, gyff you please, wille 
synge, 
Pak as 


BorRDELLE, a cottage. | Trowe, think. 
Hatin, Aappy, LaverDE, Jord, 


STRET, stretch. 


216 FELLA: 


As well as owre choughe-voyces wylle permytte. 
HELLA. 


Comme then, and see you swotelie tune the strynge, 
And stret, and engyne all the human wytte, 
Toe please mie dame. | 


MY NSTRELLES. 


We'lle strayne owre wytte and synge. 


Mynstrelles Songe. 
FYRSTE MYNSTRELLE. 


The boddynge flourettes bloshes atte the lyghte; 
The mees be sprenged wyth the yellowe hue; 


CHOUGHE-VOYCES, hoarse, as raven 


Bovpyneég, budding. 
Vorees. 


BuosHEs, blush. 
Mezzs, meadows. 
SPRENGED, sprinkled. 


SWOTELIE, seeetisi 


ENGYNE, rack, 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. Q17 


Ynn ‘daiseyd mantels ys the mountayne dyghte ; 

The nesh yonge coweslepe bendethe wyth the dewe ; 

The trees enlefed, yntoe Heavenne straughte, 
Whenn gentle wyndes doe blowe, to whestlyng dynne 


ys broughte. 


The evenynge commes, and brynges the dewealonge; 
The roddie welkynne sheeneth to the eyne ; 
Arounde the alestake Mynstrells synge the songe; 
Yonge ivie rounde the doore poste do entwyne; 
I laie- mee onn the grasse; yette, to mie wylle, ° 
Albeytte alle ys fayre, there lackethe somethynge 
stylle. 


SECONDE MYNSTRELLE. 


So Adam thoughtenne, whann, ynn Paradyse, 


All Heayennand Erthe dyd hommage to hys mynde; 


arene ern 
DycuTet, cloathed. ft) DyNNE, sound. 
NEsH, fender. RoppDig, red. 
ENLEFED, full of leaves. WELKYNNE, Sky. 
STRAUGHTE, s/retched. ALESTAKE, maypoles 


WHESTLYNGE, whistling. THOUGHTENNE, thoughts 


fA L LA: 


Ynn Womman alleyne mannes pleasaunce lyes; 
As Instrumentes of joie were made the kynde. 
Go, take a wyfe untoe thie armes, and see ae | 


Wynter, and brownie hylles, wylle have a charme for 
thee. 


THYRDE MYNSTRELLE. 
Whanne Autumpne blake and sonne- brente Toe 
appere, 
Wyth hys goulde honde guylteynge the falleynge 
lefe, 
Bryngeynge oppe Wynterr to folfylle the yere, /“ z. 
Beerynge uponne hys backe the riped shefe ; 
Whan al the hyls wythe woddie sede ys whyte ; 
Whanne levynne-fyres and lemes ‘do mete from far 
the syghte; 


ALLEYNE, alone. 
Brownie, brown. 

BuakE, bleak, naked 
SONNE-BRENTE, swn-burng, 


GUYLTERYNGE, gilding. 
Fouryuuz, fll up, fulfill, 


LEVYNNE-FYRES, flashes of lightning. 
Lemes, meteors, 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


Whann the fayre apple, rudde as even skie, 


Do bende the tree unto the fructyle grounde ; 


When joicie peres, and berries of blacke die, 


Doe daunce yn ayre, and call the eyne arounde ; 


Thann, bee the even foule, or even fayre, 


Meethynckes mie hartys joie ys steynced wyth somme 


care. 


SECONDE MYNSTRELLE. 


Angelles bee wrogte to bee of neidher kynde ; 


Angelles alleyne fromme chafe desyre bee free ; 


Dheere ys a somwhatte evere yu the mynde, 


Yatte, wythout wommanne, cannot stylled bee, 


Neseyncte yncelles, botte, havyngeblodde and tere, 


Do fynde the spryte to joie on syghte of womanne 


fayre : 


RupveE, red. 


Fructyir, fertile. 


JoiciE, juicy. 
PEREs, pears. 


STEYNCED, stained, alloyed. 


Wrocte, formed. 
ALLEYNE, alone. 
CHAFE, hot. 
DuHEERE, there. 
Tere, Aealth. 


$20 HELLA; 


Wommen. bee made, notte for hemselves botte 
manne, 

Bone of hys bone, and chyld of hys desire ; 

Fromme an ynutylle membere fyrste beganne, 

Ywroghte with moche of water, lyttele fyre ; 

Therefore theie seke the fyre of love, to hete 


The milkyness of kynde, and makehemselfes complete. 
(heh bee ee 
Albeytte, wythout wommen, menne were rs 
To salvage kynde, and wulde botte lyve to slea, 
Botte wommenne efte the spryghte of peace so 
cheres, 
Tochelod yn Angel joie heie Angeles bee : 
Go, take thee swythyn to thie bedde a wyfe, 7“ ae 


Bee bante or blessed. hie yn proovynge marr yage lyfe, 


YNUTYLLE, useless. 
YwrROGHTE, composed. 
Mocus, much 
Pureres, fellows, equal, 
EFTE, often. 


CHERES, cherishes, soothes. 


TOCHELOD, joined, 
HEIs, ¢hey. 
SwyTHyN, quickly 
BANTE, cursed. 
Hie, highly. 


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Anodher Mynstrelles songe, bie Syr Thybbot Gorges. 


As Elynour bie the green lesselle was syttynge, 
As from the sones hete she harried, 
She sayde, as herr whytte hondes whyte hosen was 
knyttynge, 


Whatte pleasure ytt ys to be. married ! 


Mie husbande, Lorde Thomas, a forrester boulde, 
As ever clove pynne, or the baskette, 
Does no cherysauncys from Elynour houlde, 


I have ytte as soone as I aske ytte. 


Whann I lyved wyth mie fadre yn merrie Clowd-Dell, 
Tho’ twas at my liefe to mynde spynnynge, 
I stylle wanted somethynge, botte whatte ne coulde 
telle, 


Mie lorde fadres barbde* haulle han ne wynnynge. 


LessELLE, arbour. : Lizrz, choice. 

Harriepd, hastened. | Barspe HavtLle, hung with armour. 
BaskETTs, terms in archery, | 
CHERYSAUNCYS, comfort. 


Wynnynce, allurements, 


* Bardé ; barbed or trapped, asa great horse. Bardes, barbes or trappings 
for horses of service or of shew. Cotgrave. The word is peculiarly appro- 
ptiated to horses, and therefore misapplied here. 


ZELLA: 


Eche mornynge I ryse, doe I sette mie maydennes, 
Somme to spynn, somme to curdell, somme bleach- 
ynge, | 
Gyff any new entered doe aske for mie aidens, #. im 


Thann swythynne you fynde mee a teachynge, 


Lorde Walterre, mie fadre, he loved me welle, 
And nothynge unto mee was nedeynge, 
Botte schulde I agen goe to merrie Cloud-dell, 


In sothen twoulde bee wythoute redeynge. OE 4 


Shee sayde, and lorde Thomas came over the lea, | 
As hee the fatte derkynnes was chacynge, | 

Shee putte uppe her knittynge, and to hym wente shee; 
So wee leave hem bothe kyndelie embracynge. | 


JELLA. 


I lyche eke thys; goe ynn untoe the feaste ; 


Wee wylle permytte you antecedente bee; « ; 
CurRDELL, card. SoTHEN, ¢ruth. 
AIDENS, assistance, REDEYNGE, wzsdom, deliberation. 
SWYTHYNNE, immediately. DERKYNNES, young deer. 


Fapre, father. ANTECEDENTE, to go before. 


& 


CaROLLE, song. [ 
| Yarep, laughable. 


| Dovucutiz, valiant. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


There swotelie synge eche carolle, and yaped jeaste ; 

And there ys monnie, that you merrie bee; 

Comme, gentle love, wee wy lle toe spouse-feaste goe, 
And there ynn ale and wyne bee dreyneted everych 


woe, 


ELLA, BIRTHA, CELMONDE, MESSENGERE. 
MESSENGERE. 


Elia, the Danes ar thondrynge onn our coaste ; 
Lyche scolles of locusts, caste oppe bie the sea, 
Magnus and. Hurra, wythe a doughtie hoaste, 
Are ragyng, to be quansed bie none botte thee ; 
Haste, swyfte as Levynne_to these royners flee: 
Thie dogges alleyne can tame thys ragynge bulle. 
Haste swythyn, fore anieghe the towne theie bee, 


And Wedecestefres-rolle of dome bee fulle. 


tr 


QuanseD, stilled, quenched, 
LEVYNNE, lightning. 

DREYNCTED, drowned. i 
ScoLues, shoals. 


ROYNERS, ruiners, ravagers. 
Fore, before. 


ANIEGHE, near. 


204 HLBLA: 


Haste, haste, O Ailla, to the byker flie, 
For yn a momentes space tenne thousand menne maie 
die. 


ELLA. 


Beshrew thee for thie newes! I moste be gon, 
Was ever lockless dome so hard as myne ! 
Thos from dysportysmente to warr to ron, 

To chaunge the selke veste for the gaberdyne ! 


BIRTHA. 


O! lyche a nedere, lette me rounde thee twyne, 
And hylte thie boddie from the schaftes of warre. 
Thou shalte nott, must not, from thie Birtha ryne, 74 


Botte kenn the dynne of slughornes from afarre. 


Byker, battle. Hyite, hide. 
DysPoRTYSMENTE, enjoyment. 
SELKE, sidk. 

GaABERDYNE, military cloak. 
NEDERE, adder. 


RYNE, run. 
SLUGHORNES, warlike instruments. of 
MUSIC. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


ALLLA. 


O love, was thys thie joie, to shewe the treate, 
Then groffyshe to forbydde thie hongered guestes to 


eate? 


O mie upswalynge harte, what wordes can saie 

The peynes, thatte passethe ynn mie soule ybrente? 

Thos to bee torne uponne mie spousalle daie, 

QO! ’tys a peyne beyond entendemente. 

Yee mychtie Goddes, and is yor favoures sente 

As thous faste dented to a loade of peyne ? } | 
Moste wee aie holde yn chace the shade content, 


And for a bodykyn* a swarthe obteyne ? 


SETAE STATS 
2 
2 { suc 
GROFFYSHE, rudely, sternly. DenrED, joined. 
UpswaLynGE, swelling. BopykyYN, body, substance. 
YBRENTE, burnt up. SwaRTHE, ghost, or shadow. 


ENTENDEMENTE, comprehension. 


* This diminutive never was used as 4 mere synonime of its original word. 
Dean Milles adduces God’s bodikins, This oath cannot be received im 
evidence. 


Vout, II. Q 


226 MHLUA; 


O ! whie, yee seynctes, oppress yee thos mie sowle? 
How shalle I speke mie woe, mie freme, mie dreerie 
dole ? 


CELMONDE. 


Sometyme the wyseste lacketh pore mans rede. 

Reasonne and counynge wytte efte flees awaie. 

Thanne, loverde lette me saie, wyth hommaged 
drede, 

(Bieneth your fote ylayn) mie counselle saie ; 

Gyff thos wee lett the matter lethlen laie, 

The foemenn, everych honde-poyncte, getteth fote. 

Mie loverde, lett the speere-menne, dyghte for fraie, 

And all the sabbataners goe aboute. | 

I speke, mie loverde, alleyne to upryse or 


Youre wytte from marvelle, and the warriour to alyse. 


FREME, strange. HoNDE-POYNCTE, moment. 


Dore, sorrow. DyGuTE, prepared, 


Reve, council, advise. Fraiz, battle. 


Erre, often. SABBATANERS, booted soldiers. 


LovERDE, Jord. ALLEYNE, only. 


YLAYN, prostrate, lying. Auyse, set free. 
LETHLEN, still dead, 


Pit 9k Ey LE errr prey sch FALL BOPP I RG ATTY 
SAN AIO NN EINE TEN is y re 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 227 


FELLA. 


Ah! nowe thou pottest takells yn mie harte ; 

Mie soulghe dothe nowe begynne to see herselle; 

I wylle upryse mie myghte, and doe mie parte, 

To slea the foemenne yn mie furie felle. 

Botte howe canne tynge mie rampynge fourie telle, 

Whyche ryseth from mie love to Birtha fayre ? 

Ne coulde the queede, and alle the myghte of Helle, 

Founde out impleasaunce of syke blacke ageare, 

Yette I wylle bee mieselfe, and rouze mie spryte 
To acte wythe rennome, and goe meet the bloddie 

fyghte. 


BIRTHA. 


No, thou schalte never leave thie Birtha’s syde : 


Ne schall the wynde uponne us blowe alleyne ; 


ELLE LOLA BSE ETRE ILE 
TAKELLS, arrows, darts. QueEEDE, devil. 
SouLcHeE, soul. IMPLEASAUNCE, unpleasantness. 
FELLE, pernicious. AGEARE, appearance, dress. 
TYNGE, fongue. RENNOME, renown, 


FouriE, fury. 


228 JE LULA, 


I, lyche a nedere, wylle untoe thee byde ; 
Tyde lyfe, tyde deathe, ytte shall behoulde us 
twayne. 


I have mie parte of drierie dole and peyne ; 


By, 
De Sees 


Itte brasteth from mee atte the holtred eyne ; 
Ynne tydes of teares mie swarthynge spryte wyil 
drayne, a pur | 
Gyff drerie dole ys thyne, tys twa tymes myne. 
Goe notte, O Alla; wythe thie Birtha staie; 
For wyth thie semmlykeed mie spryte wyll goe awaie. 


ELLA. 


O! tys for thee, for thee alleyne I fele ; 


Yett I muste bee mieselfe ; with valoures gear — 


NEDRE, adder. BRASTETH, bursteth. 
Typz, Jbetide. HoutTreb, hidden. 
DRIERIE, grievous. | SWARTHYNGE, dying. 


DoLe, sorrow, SEMMLYKEED, countenance. 


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A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 209 


I’lle dyghte mie hearte, and notte mie lymbes yn 
stele, 


And shake the bloddie swerde and steyned spere. 
BIRTHA. 


Can Ella from hys breaste hys Birtha teare ? 

Is shee so rou and ugsomme to hys syghte? 

Entrykeynge wyght! ys leathall warre so deare? 

Thou pryzest mee belowe the joies of fyghte. 

Thou scalte notte leave mee, albeytte the erthe 
Hong pendaunte bie thy swerde, and craved for thy 


morthe. 
fELLA. 


Dyddest thou kenne howe mie woes, as starres 


y brente, 


Notre, cloath, prepare, fasten. Fr 
Rou, horrid, disgusting. 
Ucsommg, ferrible. 
ENTRYKEYNGE, deceitful. 
WyGuT, man. 


LEATHALL, deadly. 
PENDAUNTE, depending. 
MorrTue, death. 


YBRENTE, burning. 


230 ALLA: 


Headed bie these thie wordes doe onn mee falle, 
Thou woulde stryve to gyve mie harte contente, 
Wakyng mie slepynge mynde to honnoures calle. 
Of selynesse I pryze thee moe yan all 

Heaven can mee sende, or counynge wytt acquyre, 
Ytte I wylle leave thee, onne the foe to falle, 


Retournynge to thie eyne with double fyre. 
BIRTHA, 


Moste Birtha boon requeste and bee denyd ? 
Receyve attenes a darte yn selynesse and pryde? 


Doe staie, att leaste tylle morrowes sonne apperes. 
AELLA. 


Thou kenneste welle the Dacyannes myttee powere; 


Wythe them a mynnute wurchethe bane for yeares ; 


ASD RELEASE N 
SELYNESSE, happiness. MytTeeL, mighty. 
Boon, a favor. WuRCHETHE, worketh. 


ATTENES, at once. Bans, calamity, damage. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


Theie undoe reaulmes wythyn a syngle hower. 
Rouze all thie honnoure, Birtha; look attoure 
Thie bledeynge countrie, whych for hastie dede 
Calls, for the rodeynge of some doughtie power, 


To royn yttes royners, make yttes foemenne blede. 
BIRTHA. 


Rouze all thie love ; false and entrykyng wyghte! 


Ne leave thie Birtha thos uponne pretence of fyghte. 


Thou nedest notte goe, untyll thou haste command 


‘Under the sygnette of oure lord the kynge. 
FELLA. 


And wouldest thou make me then a recreande ? 


Hollie Seyncte Marie, keepe mee from the thynge! 


LAE L ERA DBT DELLA, 


[A aE 
ATTOURE, around. ENTRYKYNG WvycGutTE, deceitful man, 
RODEYNGE, command, SYGNETTE, seal. 
Dovucaris, valiant. RECREANDE, cowards 


RoyNERS, ravagers. 


ALLA; 


Heere, Birtha, thou has potte a double stynge, 


One for thie love, anodher for thie mynde. 
BIRTHA, 


Agylted Alla, thie abredynge blynge. 

“Twas love of thee thatte foule intente ywrynde. 

Yette heare mie supplycate, to mee attende, 
Hear from mie groted harte the lover and the 

friende. 

Lett Celmonde yn thie armour-brace be dyghte ; 

And yn thie stead unto the battle goe ; 

Thie name alleyne wylle putte the Danes to flighte, 


The ayre thatt beares ytt woulde presse downe the 
foe, | 


AELLA, 


Birtha, yn vayne thou wouldste mee recreand doe ; 7 


Acyuren, offended. 
ABREDYNGE, upbraiding. 
BLYNGE, cease. 
YwRYNDE, disclosed. 


GROTED, swollen. 
ARMOUR-BRACE, suit of armour. 
DyeuTe, cloathed. 

Dor, make. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 233 


I moste, I wylle, fyghte for mie countries wele, 
And leave thee for ytt. Celmonde, sweftlie goe, 
Telle mie Brystowans to [be] dyghte yn stele ; 
Tell hem I scorne to kenne hem from afar, 

Botte leave the vyrgyn brydall bedde for bedde of 


Waltre. 


ALLA, BIRTHA, 


BIRTHA. 
And thou wylt goe: O mie *agroted harte ! 
JELLA. 


Mie countrie waites mie marche; I muste awaic ; 
Albeytte I schulde go to mete the darte 


Of certen Dethe, yette here I woulde notte staig. 


WELE, welfare. i AGROTED, swollen. 


* Qy. Sick quasi egroted or agreated. 


at 3f TA), 


Botte thos to leave thee, Birtha, dothe asswaiet 
Moe torturynge peynes yanne canne be sedde bie 
tyngue. 


Yette rouze thie honoure uppe, and wayte the daie, 


oe i 
Whan rounde aboute mee songe of warre heie <4 
synee. ‘ 


O Birtha, strev mie agreeme to accaie, 
And joyous see mie armes, dyghte oute ynn warre 


arrale. 


BIRTHA. 


Difficile ys the pennaunce, yette [lle strev | 
To keepe mie woe behyltren yn mie breaste. f Ld 
Albeytte nete maye to mee pleasaunce yev, 
Lyche thee, [lle strev to sette mie mynde atte 


reste, 


ASSWAIE, assay. Accals, assWage. 


Dirriciie, difficult. 
BEHYLTREN, hid. 


TYNGUE, fongues 
HEE, they. 
STREV, strive. 


YEV, give. 
AGREEME, ¢orture. 


+ Unknown and unintelligible. 


A TRAGYCAL! ENTERLU DE. 


Yett oh! forgeve, yff I have thee dystreste ; 


_ Love, doughtie love, wylle beare no odher swaie. 


Juste as I was wythe Alla to be bleste, 
Shappe* foullie thos hathe snatched hym awaie. 


It was a tene too doughtie to be borne, 


~~ Wydhout an ounde of teares and breaste wythe syghes 


ytorne. 
ELLA. 


Thie mynde ys now thieselfe; why wylte thou bee 

All blanche, al kyngelie, all soe wyse yn mynde, 

Alleyne to lett pore wretched Atlla see, 

Whatte wondrous bighes he nowe muste leave 
behynde? 

O Birthafayre, warde everyche commynge wynde, 


On everych wynde I wylle a token sende: 


SHAPPE, fate. | Buancue, fair. 
TENE, pain or torment. BIGHES, jewels. 
OunvE, flood. WaRDE, watch. 
YTORNE, rent. EVERYCH, every. 


% Qy. Hap 2? 


236 fH LLA: 


Onn mie longe shielde ycorne thie name thoul’t fynde 
Butte here commes Celmonde, wordhie knyghte 


and friende. 


ELLA, BIRTHA, CELMONDE speaking. 


Thie Brystowe knyghtes for thie forth-com ynge lynge } fo 
Echone athwarte hys backe hys longe warre-shield 
dothe slynge. 


JELLA. 
Birtha, adieu; but yette I cannotte goe. 
BIRTHA. 


Lyfe of mie spryte, mie gentle Alla staie. 
Engyne mee notte wyth syke a drierie woe. 


LORETO LIPITOR EES 
a 


YCORNE, engraved. | LYNGE, stay. 


Worvie, worthy. it ENGYNE, forture. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 
AELLA. 

I muste, I wylle; tys honnoure cals awaie. 

BIRTHA. 


O mie agroted harte, braste, braste ynn twaie. 


‘Ella, for honnoure, flyes awaie from mee. 


AELLA. 


Birtha, adieu; I maie notte here obaie. 


I’m flyynge from mieselfe yn flying thee. 


BIRTHA. 


O Alla, housband, friend, and loverde, staie. 


he 9 : F ‘ 
He’s gon, he’s gone, alass! percase he’s gone for aie. 


AGROTED, swelling. OBAIE, wait. 
Braste, burst. LoverpbeE, lord. 
TWAILE, twain. PERCASE, perhaps. 


CELMONDE. 


Ilfope, hallie suster, sweepeynge thro’ the skie, 

In crowne of goulde, and robe of lillie whyte, 
Whyche farre abrode ynne gentle ayre doe flie, 
Meetynge from dystaunce the enjoyous syghte, 
Albeytte efte thou takest thie hie flyghte , 

Hecket ynne amyste, and wyth thyne eyne yblente, 
Nowe commest thou to mee wythe starrie lyghte; 
Ontoe thie veste the rodde sonne ys adente ; ad 
The Sommer tyde, the: month of Maie appere, 


Depycte wythe skylledd honde upponne thie wyde 


aumere. 
Bes te YBLENTE,. Slinded. 
Pear seis ADENTE, fastened. 
Ensoyous, enraptured, joyful. Drrycre, painted. 


ALBEYTTE, although. 


AUMERE, robe or girdle. 
HECKET, wrapped closely, covered. 


AUMERE. 


The word does not occur in any of our ancient poets, except in Chaucer’s 


FPN RS PRIS IC ATM 


A TRAGYCAL: ENTERLUDE. a9 


ala 


| .--1 from a nete of hopelen am adawec 
Awhaped atte the fetyveness of dé ie : 

bom “Ella, bie nete moe thann hys myndbruche awed, 
Is gone, and I moste followe, toe the fraie. 


Celmonde canne ne’er from anie byker staie. 


ee 


Nets, night. 1) FETYVENESS, agreeableness, 
/ i < 

Hopeten, hopelessness. 1 NETE, nought. 

ADAWED, awakened. | MynpzBrucue, emulation, 
{ 

AWHAPED, astonished Il] BYKER, contest, battle. 


Romaunt of the Rose. v. 2271. 


The French original stands thus 


De gans et.de bourse de soye, 


Et de saincture te piece 


Skinner, who probably did not think of consulting the original, supposes 


aumere to be something 


op 
oO 


belonging to gloves, and so at a venture expounded 
it fimbria, instita; a fringe or border. It seemed, and still seems most pro- 
bable to me, that aumere of silk is Chaucer’s translation of ames de soyes 
and consequently that aumere was sometimes equivalent to a purse. But 
the Dean, if I understand him rightly, differs from us both, and thinks 
that aumere is a translation of sazncrure, a girdle. ‘ The saincture, or girdle, 
says he, has escaped the notice of the learned Editor, though, as a principal 
ornament in ancient dress, it was more likely to be mentioned by the poet, 
than the purse,” Which was more likely to be mentioned by the poet, is 


240° HMLLA: 


:) Dothe warre begynne? there’s Celmonde yn the 


place 
Botte whanne the warre ys donne, [ll haste awaie. 


not the question, but which is mentioned; and if the girdle escaped the 
notice of Chaucer, I do not see that I was bound to take any notice of it. 
In short aumere, upon the face of this passage, must probably signify, either 
something belonging to gloves, or a purse, or a girdle; and I think I might safely 
trust the intelligent reader with the determination, in which of these three 
senses it is here used by Chaucer. But I have also referred to another pas- 
sage of the same poem R. R. ver. 2087. in which he uses aumener in this 


same sense of a purse. 


Then from his auszener he drough 
A little key fetise enough. 


The original is 
Adonc de sa bourse il traict 
Un petit clef bien fait. 


Where aumener is undoubtedly the translation of bourse. I must observe 
farther, that in what I take to be the most accurate and authentic edition of 
the French Roman de la Rose, (Paris 1727) these two lines are thus written, 
v. 2028. 
Lors a de |’ aumoniere traicte 
R Une petite clef bien faicte. 


Which, I apprehend, adds no small strength to my conjecture, that both 
aumener and aumere, are derivatives from the French aumoniere. If so, it 
becomes still clearer, that the proper signification of aumere is a purse; a 
signification which will not suit any one of the passages, in which the word 
occurs in these Poems. 


Tyrwhitt. 


PTT LRP PLS PI I 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 241 


The reste from nethe tymes masque must shew yttes 
face. 
I see onnombered joies arounde mee r yse ; 


|. Blake stondethe future doome, and joie dothe mee 


alyse. 


O honnoure, honnoure, what ys bie thee hanne ? 

Hailie the robber and the bordelyer, 

Who kens ne thee, or ys to thee bestanne, 

And nothynge does thie myckle gastness fere. 

Faygne woulde | from mie bosomme alle thee tare. 

Thou there dysperpellest. thie levynne-bronde ; 
»Whylest mie soulgh’s forwyned, thou art the gare; 

Sleene ys mie comforte bie thie ferie honde ; 

As somme talle hylle,, whann wynds doe shake the 


eround, 


NetTHE, beneath. GASTNESS, ferribleness. 
BLAKE, naked. 
ALYSE, quit. 
Hanne, Aad. 
HAILik, happy. 


BORDELYER, peasant, cottager. 


DySPERPELLEST, Scavferest. 
LEVYNNE-BRONDE, /ightning 


SOULGH, soul. 


GARE, cause. 
SLEENE, - slain 


FERIE, fiery 


| 

| 

} 

} 

| 

| FORWYNED, withered. 
BESTANNE, opposed, lost. | 


MYCKLE, great. 


Vou. U, R 


242 HELLA: 
Itte kerveth all abroade, bie brasteyngé hyltren “44 
wounde. 
Honnoure, whatt bee ytte? tys a shadowes shade, 
A thynge of wychencref, an idle dreme ; 
On of the fonnis* whych the clerche have made put 
Menne wydhoute sprytes, and wommen for to 
Hemee | 
Knyghtes, who efte kenne the loude dynne of the 
beme, 
Schulde be forgarde to syke enfeeblynge waies, 
Make everych acte, alyche theyr soules be breme, 
And tor theyre chyvalrie alleyne have prayse. er 
O thou,.whatteer thie name, 
Or Zabalus or Queed, 
Comme, steel mie sable spryte, 


For fremde and dolefulle dede. 


KervetuH, cutteth, layeth waste. BEME, trumpet. 
BRASTEYNGE, $dursting. Forearpe, Jost. 
HyiTreN, Aidden. 
WYCHENCREF, witchcraft. 
FoNnNIS, devices. 


ALYCHE, “ke. 


BREeME, furious. 
ZABALUS, the devil. 


CLERCHE, church. | QUEED, the devil. 
FLEME, ferrify. FREMDE, strange. 


* A word of unknown origin. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


! 


MAGNUS, HURRA, and HIE PREESTE, 


wyth the ARMIE neare WATCHETTE. 


MAGNUS. 


Swythe lette the offrendes to the Goddes begynne, 
To knowe of hem the issue of the fyghte. 
| Potte the blodde-steyned sword and pavyes ynne; 
)» /. Spreade swythyn all arounde the hallie lyghte. 


HIE PREESTE syngeth. 


Yee, who hie yn mokie ayre 
Delethe seasonnes foule or fayre. 
Yee, who, whanne yee weere ageuylte, 


The mone yn bloddie gyttelles hylte, 


SwYTHE, quickly, Mokxiez, murky, gloomy. 
OFFRENDES, offerings. AGGUYLTE, offended. 
PAVYES, daggers. GYTTELLES, mantels. 


HALtik, holy. 


Stroven to be overest, 


- 


becveeal 


Barrier, boundary. 
OuNDYNGE, foaming, undulating. 
STORVEN, strove. 

OVEREST, uppermost. 
SoCKEYNGE, sucking. 
SWOLTERYNGE, overwhelming. 
ASTRODDE, ‘astride, 


FELLA; 


Mooved the starres, and dyd unbynde 
Everyche barriere to the wynde ; 


Whanne the oundynge waves dystreste. 
e (ae) v 


Sockeynge yn the spyre-gyrte towne, 
i . Swolterynge wole natyones downe, 
ot Sendynge dethe, on plagues astrodde, 
Moovynge lyke the erthys Godde : 
To mee send your heste dyvyne, 
Lyghte eletten all myne eyne, 
Thatt I maie now undevyse 


All the actyonnes of th’empprize. 


falleth downe and efte rysethe. 


Thus sayethe the'Goddes ; goe, yssué to the playne; 


‘orr there shall meynte of mytte menne bee slayne 


Ertuys, earth’s 
HESTE, command. 


ELETTEN, enlightning. 
UNDEVYSE, explain. 
EMPPRYSE, wnderstanding. 


Erte, afterwards. 
MYTTE, mighty. 


fesy 
i 


FEST LR LTR I EK 


A TRAGYCAL ENT "ERLU DE, 245 


Whie, soe there evere was, whanne Magnusfoughte. 
if , See ‘ } see 
i ifte have I treynted noyance throughe the hoaste 
Ly Athorowe swerdes, alyche the Queed dystraughte, 
ii v 


Have Magnus pressynge wroghte hys foemen loaste, 


d 


As whanne a tempeste vexethe soare the coun 


nm 


‘a 
k il 


1€ Hy ngeynge ounde the sandeie stronde doe tare, 
So dyd I inne thie warre the javlynne toste, 

Full meynte a ia aig breaste received mie 
| Mie sheelde, lyche sommere morie gronfer droke, 


| Mie lethalle speere, alyche a levyn-mylted oke. 


Thie wordes are greate, full hy roche of sound, and eeke 


TREYNTED, scattered. TosTeE, foss. 


NoYANCE, destruction. | MEYNTE, many. 
ATHOROWE, /hrough. (| Morig, marshy. 
QurED, the devil. GRONFER, fen fire, or meteor, 
DYSTRAYGHTE, distracted. Drokg, dry. 
Loaste, /oss. 

| 

| 


DYNGEYNGE, xoisy, sounding. 


LETHALLE, deadly. 


LEVYN-MYLTED, melted with lightnin 


E&KE, amplification, or boast. 


OUNDE, wave. i 


946 


JELL A’; 


Lyche thonderre, to the whych dothe comme no 
rayne. 

Itte lacketh notte a doughtie honde to speke ; 

The cocke saiethe drefte, ytt armed ys he alleyne. 

Certis thie wordes maie, thou motest have sayne 

Of mee, and meynte of moe, who eke canne fyghte, 

Who haveth trodden downe the adventayle, (foe As 

And tore the heaulmes from heades of myckle 
myghte. 

Sythence syke myghte ys placed yn thie honde, 

Lette blowes thie actyons speeke, and bie thie corrage 


stonde. 
MAGNUS. 


Thou are a warrioure, Hurra, thatte I kenne 
And myckle famed for thie handie dede. 
Thou fyghtest anente maydens and ne menne, 


Nor aie thou makest armed hartes to blede. 


Drerte, least, rather vauntingly, SYTHENCE, since. 


Doventiz, valiant. | HEAULMES, helmets. 
ADVENTAYLE, beaver. 


ANENTE, against. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


Efte I, caparyson’d on bloddie stede, 
Havethe thee seene binethe mee ynn the fyghte, 
_- Wythe corses | investynge everych mede, 
er And thou aston, and wondrynge at mie myghte. 
Thanne wouldest thou comme yn for mie renome, 
Albeytte thou wouldst reyne awaie from bloddie 


dome. 
HURRA. 


ne How! butte bee bourne mie rage. I kenne aryghte 
Bothe thee and thyne maie ne bee wordhye peene, 
Eftsoones I hope wee scalle engage yn fyghte ; 
Thanne to the souldyers all thou wylte bewreene. 
[ll prove mie courage onne the burled greene ; 


Tys there alleyne I'll telle thee whatte I bee. 


— ee 
| 
Erte, often. Bourne, oonfined, stopped. 
InvesTYNGE, cloathing. Worpuve, worthy. 
Aston, astonished. PEENE, punishment. 
RENOME, renown. | BewREENE, declared, exposed. 
REYNE, run. BurweD, armed. 


Dome, fate. 


ns PREM Ae ORE Ge ae hee ea, Pee ee 
nie. name be fulle as lowe as thee. 


Chys mie adented shielde 


q | a ha T 4} | en ( * 3 | > 
1 t > AD tA a \? 257 gy c 
ocnatlie tetie the faller nee foe gyf Hurra’s larte ¢ } 
Ce «€ 
reart 


Magnus woulde speke, butte tnat 
Jothe soe enrage, he knowes notte whatte to saie. 
e'dde speke yn blowes, yn gottes of blodde he'd #28 
wryte, 
And on thie | he afod peyncte hys myghte for aie. 


Gyf thou anent an wolfynnes rage wouldest sta {es 


e ad 


cy 


“Tys here to meet ytt; botte gyif nott, bee goe ; 


au 


Lest I in furrie shulde mie armes dysplaie, 


Whych to thie boddie wylle vurche myckle woe. Tan 


SPHERE, spear. j) PEYNCTE, paint. 


ADEENE, worthy. Reels see 
WOLFYNNES, wolf's. 
3 


FuRRIE, fury. 


ADENTED, bruis ed, battered, 


Gores, drops. 


a 


FAEAFOD, head, 


ok SMR he Feld Aan ONES Fe he 


A 


TD AIC Mme RN TER PRTTING tp 
TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE QAQ 


wyth brend yng 


9 Q'P ° 
Tage ; 
~T Y Lia 14 . 1 C 1 
ray 1ANg OT Cme an Ly a rN VEL U7 ile 7 1g b ewe | Yo} 
ING Seas Of smethynee Ss Or[e wylie nkHe Cnatred narte 
LY e 
assWwafe, 
, 
HITT RPA | 
PiU ans. 


y 7 4 if 1 J 

Il Kenne tnee, Niaenus, WEehe; awvyente thouw.art 
PT ee adee An mad: x «al =n eae eS | Q 

£Nat GOCSU a LOnge y Nh aoied dl ystresse, 

cr q 11 7 | 7 

my, 4-4 Wnmye NHwyWhIie %71 Ad » ¥ 1 1 iy « - 

SUL noe DULCE 5 ih bod LIE, ly OHnCceciiC YN Ndrcve, 


tos © 17 


ay BA rs Se pe ee et ES ays oe eel ee ae ae 
I aimost wy sche tnic€ prowes were made lesse. 


if - . ( | ev = ; : ay 
Whan A‘lla (name drest uppe yn ugsomness 
To thee and recreandes) thondered on the playne 
7 v4 I7TAQ 1 2 Q uf \i1 7 TL { Tro s oars 7 =e be a | 
Howe dydste thou thorowe fyrste of fleers presse ! 


Swefter thanne federed takelle dydste thou reyne 


DysTRAUGHTE, distracted 2 
gti | stracte WYSCHE, wsh. 


Race, burning. 


TT 


UGSOMNESS, ferror. 


SMETHYNGE, smoking. is a 
5 RECREANDES, coward 


| 
' 
' 
} 

ix } FLEERS, fugitives. 
ASLEE, slide, or creep. 
| 
| 


FEDERED, feathered 


DoLep, painful 1 
» painful. TAKELLE, arrow 


STRYNGE, sfrong. 


| 
CHAFED, enflamed. | 
} 
| 
REYNE > run 


LYONCELLE, lyon’s cub, 


* An unknown word 


\ ronnynge pryze onn seyncte daie to ordayne, 


Mace and none botte hee, the ronnynge pryze 


; 
wylle gayne 


Eternalle plagues devour thie baned tyngue ! 
Myrriades of neders pre upponne thie spryte ! 
Maiest thou fele al the peynes oi age whylst yynge, 
Unmanned, uncyned,.exclooded an lyghte, 
Thie senses, lyche thieselfe, enwrapped yn nyghte, | 
A scoff to foemen and to beastes a pheere!  @gas aX 
Maie furched levy nne onne thie head alyghte, 

Maie on thee falle the filhuyr of the unvweere: © Ac 
Fen vaipours blaste thie everich manlie powere; . 


1 | t 


Maie thie bante boddie quycke the wolsome peenes 


RONNYNGE, runniug. | FURCHEDD, forked. 
BANED, cursed. || Levynne, lightning. 
TYNGUE, fongue. Fuuyr, fury. 
NEDERS, adders. UNWEERE, Storm. 
PRE, prey. 


Wo.usoME, loathsonte. 


Uneyned, blind 


BANTE, cursed. 
YYNGE, young. 
PEENES, fortures. 


PHEERE, companion, 


Pe Ie OT aia sae —— 


A TRAGYCATL 


ENTERLU DE. Q51 


Faygne woulde I curse thee further, botte mie 
iu tyngue 


Denies mie harte the favoure soe toe doe. 
HURRA. 


Nowe bie the Dacyanne goddes, and Welkyns 
kynge, 
Wythe fhurie, as thou dydste begynne, persue ; 
Calle onne mie heade all tortures that be rou 
2 


Bane onne, tylle thie owne tongue thie curses fele. 


Sende onne mie heade the blyghteynge levynne 
blewe, | 
The thonder loude, the swellynge azure rele 
Thie wordes be hie of dynne, botte nete besyde; 
i Bane on, good chieftayn, fyghte wythe wordes of 
rw. “/ myckle pryde. 


Botte doe notte waste thie breath, lest ASlla come. 


FayGne, willingly. BANE, curse. 
WeELKYNS, heaven’s. 


Fuouriz, fury. 
Rou, rough, terrible, 


ReLe, wave. 


DYNNE, sound. 


Qnaanl- 
) CacCKk 


UNLYDGEFULLE, wrloyal. 
SLETRE, Slaughter. 


YN E, thine. 


/Ella and thee togyder synke toe helle ! 


a 


names blasted from the rolle of dome! 


Pott . Alla, thatte thou kennest welle. 
Tey : 47a h = il = aX Ee |p ae So BO aa Pavel a =) 
U ers ulle traytoure, wylt thou nowe rebelle : 


Tys knowen, thatte yie menn bee lyncked to myne, 


to sletre felle ; 


De Stas bas Rot ay ae Pe ee ye (eee 
Bothe sente, as troopes of wolves, 


4 


Botte nowe thou lackest hem to be all yyne, ast 


Vf : 1 i ; ‘ ae 4 Ron a 
Nowe, bie the goddes yatte reule the Dacyanne 

~ ata 

state, f 


e thou yn rage _o1 


HURRA. 


I pryze thie threattes joste as I doe thie banes 
The sede of malyce and recendize al. won > cay Cl 


Thou art a steyne unto the name of Danes ; 


Thou ¢ ley me to thie ty1 neue for proofe cal ealle. 


| DysREGATE, break connection with. 
| BANES, curses. 
/ 


|| RECENDIZE, cowardice, 
{| 


A ENTERLUDE. 953 


Thou beest a worme so groffile and so smal, 

I wythe thie. bloude woulde scorne to foul mie 
sworde, 

Botte wythe thie weaponnes woulde upon thee falle, 

Alyche thie owne feare, slea thee wythe a worde. 

I Hurra amme miesel, and aie wylle bee, 


As greate yn valourous actes, and yn commande as 


thee. 


MAGNUS, HURRA, ARMYE, and MESSEN- 


MESSENGERE. 


*Blynne your contekions, chiefs; for, as I stode 


3 


Uponne mie watche, I spiede an armie commynge, 


GROFFILE rect. srovelling. = zs 
JROFFILE, aoject, grovellin. i} CONTEKIONS, contentions. 


BLYNNE, cease. | 


* These nine lines, and the speech of the second Messenger afterwards, are in 


blank verse ; a metre first practised in England by Surrey. 


FREMDED, frighted. 


HELE, help. 


254 « JALLA. 


Notte lyche ann handfulle of a fremded foe, /7<9/°*™ 
Botte blacke wythe armoure, movynge ugsomlie, “#44 
Lyche a blacke fulle cloude, thatte dothe goe alonge | 


To droppe yn hayle, and hele the thonder storme. | ah 
MAGNUS. 
Ar there meynte of them ? 
MESSENGERR. 


Thycke as the ante-flyes ynne a sommer’s none, 


Seemynge as tho’ theie stynge as persante too. 
“HURRA. 
Whatte matters thatte ? lettes sette oure warr- 


alrale, 
Goe, sounde the beme, lette champyons prepare; 
’) y) 


\ ee 
|| PERSANTE, piercing. 
Ucsom Ik, terribly. | BEME, trumpet. 
} 


rai ae) A Cc Y CA r i] BT G Dp FF T4 wy Paled 
A TRA Awe SNA dy Ue, Qdd 


Ne doubtynge, we wylle stynze as faste as heie. 
Whatte? doest fergard thie blodde? ys ytte for 
feare ? 


W ouldest thuu gayne the towne, and castle-stere, 


And yette ne byker wythe the soldye 
Go, hyde thee ynn mie tente annethe the lere 


I of thie boddie wyll keepe watch and warde. 


a) 


MAGNUS. 


Oure goddes of Denmarke know mie harte ys goode. 


For nete uppon the erthe, bot.e to be choughens 


foode. 


Forcarp, dose. i 
CasTLe-sTER&, the hold of the castle. | 
Byker, battle. i 
ANNETHE, underneath, ' 


| LERE, leather, stuff. 
| Neve, nought. 


| CHOUGHENS, ravens 
i 


HE E i A 5 


MIE, SHECONDE 


SECONDE MESSENGERRE. 


As from mie towre I kende the commynge foe, 
I spied the crossed shielde, and bloddie swerde, 
The fi 7K] | or: wvthv | 

The furyous Aélla’s banner; wythynne kenne 
The armie ys. Dysorder throughe oure hoaste 
Is fleynge, borne onne wynges of Atlla’s name ; 


Styr, ae mie lordes ! 
MAGNUS. 


What? A¢lla? and soe neare? > 


‘nmarques roiend; oh mie rysynge feare ! 


W hat doeste thou mene? thys Je lla’s botte a manne. 


Nowe bie mj ie SW orde, thou arte-aiy erie berne. 


KENDE, perceived. | Berne, child. 


A.-TRAGY CAD ENTERLUDE. 


Of late I dyd thie creand valoure scanne, 
Whanne thou dydst boaste soe moche of aycton 
bere? derne. 
Botte I toe warr mie doeynges moste atturne, 


To cheere the Sabbataneres to deere dede. 
MAGNUS. 


I to the knyghtes onne everyche syde wylle burne, 
Telleynge “hem alle to make her foemen blede ; 
Sythe shame or deathe onne eidher syde wylle bee, 


Mie harte I wylle upryse, and inne the battelle slea. 


FELLA, CELMONDE, and ARMIE 


near WATCHETTE. 


AL LLA. 


Now havynge done oure mattynes and oure vowes, 


CREAND, cowardly. SABBATANERES, booted soldiers. 


MocueE, much. DEERE, ¢errible. 
DERNE, ferrible. | UPRYSE, rouse up. 
\; bie 
ATTURNE, turn, | MATTYNES, morning devotion 
’ 


WOR. Ui. 


258 ALLA: 


Lette us for the intended fyghte be boune, 22) 
And everyche champyone potte the joyous crowne 
Of certane masterschyppe upon hys glestreynge 


browes. 


As for mie harte, I owne ytte ys, as ere 

Itte has beene ynne the sommer-sheene of fate, 

Unknowen to the ugsomme gratche of fere ; | 

Mie blodde embollen, wythe masterie elate, 

Boyles ynne mie veynes, and rolles ynnrapyd state, .m 

Impatyente forr to mete the persante stele, . (2424 7% 

And telle the worlde, thatte Alla dyed as greate, 

As anie knyghte who foughte for Englondes weale. 

Friends, kynne, and soldyerres, ynne blacke armore. «44 
drere, | 


Mie actyons ymytate, mie presente redynge here. 2<'*# 


Boone, ready. || EMBOLLEN, swelling. 


MASTERSCHYPPE, Wzcfory. | PERSANTE, piercing. 
_ salad ! a 
GLESTREYNGE, glittering. || Drere, terrible. 
UcesommMeE, Azdeous. | REDYNGE, advice. 


GRATCHE, garb, dress. 


A TRAGYCAL GNTERLUDE.  . 969, 


There ys ne house, athrow thys shap-scurged isle, 
Thatte has ne loste a kynne yn these fell fyghtes, 
Fatte blodde has sorfeeted the hongerde soyle, 
yee And townes enlowed lemed oppe the nyghtes. 
fz Inne gyte of fyre oure hallie churche dheie dyghtes; 
Oure sonnes lie storven ynne theyre smethynge gore; 
Oppe bie the rootes oure tree of lyfe dheie pyghtes, 
Vexynge oure coaste, as byllowes doe the shore. 
| Yee menne, gyf ye are menne, displaie yor name, 
rm Ybrende yer tropes, alyche the roarynge tempest 


flame. 


Ye Chrystyans, doe as wordhie of the name ; 
pecs These roynerres of our hallie houses slea ; 


Braste, lyke a cloude, from whence doth come the 


esa dines _ 
on, 
f i 


flame, 
seeceecensimemmnencinstonemeeen 

SHAP-SCURGED, fate-scourged. STORVEN, dead. 
SORFEETED, surfeited, cloyed. SMETHYNGE, smoking. 
ENLOWED, flamed, fired. PyGuTes, pluck. 
LemMeED, lighted. YBRENDE, burn. 
GyTE, dress. ROYNERRES, ravagers. 
HAvuie, holy. BRASTE, barst. 


DyGutes, cloathes. 


260 JE LLA; 


Lyche torrentes, gushynge downe the mountaines, 
bee. 


And whanne alonge the grene yer champyons flee, _ 


fe hth 
Ag SD 


Swefte as the rodde for-weltrynge levyn-bronde, 
Yatte hauntes the flyinge mortherer oere the leayi—24 
Soe flie oponne these royners of the londe. | 
Lette those yatte are unto yer battayles fledde, 


Take slepe eterne uponne a fecrie lowynge bedde. * «1% 


Let cowarde Londonne see herre towne on fyre, 

And strev wythe goulde to staie the royners honde, 

Ella and Brystowe havethe thoughtes thattes 
hygher, 

Wee fyghte notte forr ourselves, botte all the londe, 

As Severnes hyger lyghethe banckes of sonde, “4% 

Pressynge ytte downe binethe thereynynge streme, 


Wythe dreerie dynn enswolters the hyghe stronde, 


For-wr_tTryncGeE, dlasting. STrREV, strive. 
LEVYN-BRONDE, flash of lightning. RoyNeERs, ruiners. 

YATTE, that. Hycer, the bore of the Severn. 
BATTAYLES, ships, boats. Lycuetue, /odgeth. 
ETERNE, efernal. REYNYNGE, running. 

FEERiz, fiery. DreERIe, ferrible. 


Lowynce, flaming. EnswoLTers, swallows, sucks 1. 


Ske OF ERO OT Hg 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 201 


Beerynge the rockes alonge ynn fhurye breme, 
Soe wylle wee beere the Dacyanne armie downe, 
And throughe a storme of blodde wyll reache the 


champyon crowne. 


fists. Gyff ynn thys battelle locke ne wayte oure gare, 
To Brystowe dheie wylle tourne yeyre fhuriedyre ; 
Brystowe, and alle her joies, wylle synke toe ayre, 
Brendeynge perforce wythe unenhantende fyre, 
Thenne lette oure safetie doublie moove oure ire, 
Lyche wolfyns, rovynge for the evnynge pre, 
See[ing] the lambe and shepsterr nere the brire, 
Doth th’one forr safetie, th’one for hongre slea ; 
Thanne, whanne the ravenne crokes uponne the 

playne, 
Oh! lette ytte bee the knelle to myghtie Dacyanns 


slayne. 


FHURYE, fury. UNENHANTENDE, enaccustomed 


BREME, frerce. 
Loeke, /uck, 


WoLryns,, wolves. 
Pre, prey. 


GARE, cage. Suwpsrer, shepherd. 


a eee = 


/ELLA: 


Lyche a rodde gronfer, shalle mie anlace sheene, « °™ 

Lyche a strynge lyoncelle I’lle bee ynne fyghte, 

Lyche fallynge leaves the Dacyannes shall bee’ 
sleene. 

Lyche [a] loud dynnynge streeme scalle be mie 
myghte. 

Yemenne, who woulde deserve the nanie of knyghte, 


Lette bloddie teares bie all your paves be wepte; ¢ 4 


isgeit 


To commynge tymes no poyntelle shalle ywrite,  #* 


Whanne Englonde han her foemenn, Brystow slepte. 
Yourselfes, youre chyldren, and youre fellowes crie, 
Go, fyghte ynn rennomes gare, be brave, and wynne 


or die. 


I saie ne moe ; youre spryte the reste wylle saie ; 
Youre spryte wylle wrynne, thatte Brystow ys 
yer place; 


To honoures house I nede notte marcke the waie ; 


GRONFER, fen meteor. ScaLye, shall, 
ANLACE, sword. 


STRYNGE, strong. 
LyonceLue, lion’s whelp, 
SLEENE, slain, 
DYNNYNGE, sounding. 


Paves, daggers. 
POYNTELLE, pen. 
RENNOMES, reputation, 
GARE, cause, 
WRYNNE, discover. 


Bean ais alten ee 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 963 


Inne youre owne hartes you maie the foote-pathe 
trace. 

\ ~~ °?Twexte shappeand us there ys botte lyttelle space ; 

The tyme ys nowe to proove yourselves be menne; 


Drawe forthe the bornyshed bylle wythe fetyve 


grace, | 
Rouze, lyche a wolfynne rouzing from hys denne. 
‘ Thus I enrone mie anlace; go thou shethe ; 
] 


[lle potte ytt ne ynn place, tyll ytte ys sycke wythe 
deathe. 


SOLDYERS. 


Onn, Alla, onn; we longe for bloddie fraie ; 
Wee longe to here the raven synge yn vayne ; 
Onn, Atlla onn; we certys gayne the daie, 


Whanne thou doste leade us to the leathal playne. 


_ 


*TWEXTE, between. 
SHAPPE, fate. 
’ BornysHeD, burnished. 


ENRONE, wnsheath. 
ANLACE, sword. 


¢ LEaTHAL, deadly. 
FeTYVE, agreeable, comely. 


JELLA; 
CELMONDE. 


Thie speche, O Loverde, fyrethe the whole trayne; 
Theie pancte for war, as honted wolves for breathe; 
Go, and sytte crowned on corses of the slayne ; 


Go, and ywielde the massie swerde of deathe. 
SOLDYERRES. 


From thee, O /lla, alle oure courage reygnes ; 


Echone yn phantasie do lede the Danes ynne chaynes. 
70) LLA. 


Miecountrymenne, mie friendes, yournoblesprytes 

Speke yn youre eyne, and doe yer master telle. 

Swefte as the rayne-storme toe the erthe alyghtes, 

Soe wylle we fall upon these royners felle. 

Oure mowynge swerdes shalle plonge hem downe 
to helle ; 


Loverps, Jord. | Vwigtps, wield. 


pia a ia, aptnamcngee o ethnic _ ee ema ths adnardecen he aes hae ale 


A TRAGYCATL ENTERLUDE. 205 


Theyre throngynge corses shall onlyghte the starres; 
The barrowes brastynge wythe the sleene schall 
swelle, ads 
_Brynnynge to commynge tymes our famous warres; 
Inne everie eyne I kenne the lowe of myghte, 
Sheenynge abrode, alyche a hylle-fyre ynne the 


nyghte. 


Whanne poyntelles of oure famous fyghte shall saie, 
Echone wylle marvelle atte the dernie dede, 


Echone wylle wyssen hee hanne* seene the daie, 


ONLYGHTE, darken. Lowe, flame. 
BaRROWES, tombs. PoYNTELLES, pens. 
BRASTYNGE, bursting. DERNIE, valiant. 
BRYNNYNGE, declaring. _WYSSEN, wish. 


The CaritaLt BLUNDER which runs through all these Poems, and would alone 
be sufficient to destroy their credit, is the termination of verbs in the singular 
number inn. han is in twenty-six instances used in these poems, for the present 
Or past time sincuLaR of the verb have. But dan, being an abbreviation of 
haven, is never used by any ancient writer except in the present time plural, 
and the infinitive mode. 

Tyrwhitt. 


In opposition to this conclusive remark ANonymus produced twelve passages 
of which only one is in the least to his purpose. ‘¢ Ich han bitten this wax’’— 
an old rime of nobody knows whom. Mr. Bryant and the Dean of Exeter have 
both failed in attempting to answer the objection. 


266 BO SSL SAS 


And bravelie holped ‘to make the foemenn blede; 
Botte for yer holpe our battelle wylle notte nede ; 
Oure force ys force enowe to staie theyre honde; 
Wee wylle retourne unto thys grened mede, 
Oer corses of the foemen of the londe. 
a Nowe to the warre lette all the slughornes sounde, 
The Dacyanne troopes appere on yinder rysynge 


erounde. 


Chiefes, heade youre bandes, and leade. 


SLUGHORNES, warltke instruments 7|| YINDER, yonder. 
MUSIC. 


bia gs ST aides camie ee en Pa eee ae IES ON 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


DANES flyinge, neare WaTCHETTE. 


FYRSTE DANE. 


Fly, fly, ye Danes; Magnus, the chiefe, ys sleene; 
The Saxonnes come wythe lla atte theyre heade; 
Lette’s strev to gette awaie to yinder greene ; 


Flie, flie ; thys ys the kyngdomme of the deadde. 
SECONDE DANE. 


O goddes! have thousandes bie mie anlace 
bledde, 

And muste I nowe for safetie flie awaie ? 

See! farre besprenged alle oure troopes are spreade, 


Yette I wylle synglie dare the bloddie fraie. 


STREV, sfrive. 


i BESPRENGED, scattered. 
ANLACE, sword, 


a68 JE LLA: 


Botte ne; Tle flie, and morther yn retrete ; 
Deathe, blodde, and fyre, scalle mark the goeynge 


of my feete. 
THYRDE DANE. 


Enthoghteynge forr to scape the brondeynge foe, 

As nere unto the byllowd beche I came, 

Farr offe I spied. a syghte of myckle woe, 

Oure spyrynge battay les wrapte ynn sayles of flame. 

The burled Dacyannes, who were ynne the same, 

Fro syde to syde fledde the pursuyte of deathe ; 

The swelleynge fyre yer corrage doe enflame, 
Theie lepe ynto the sea, and bobblynge* yield yer 


breathe ; 


Wer, #0. || SpyRYNGE, lofty. 
MorTuER, murder. BATTAYLES, shzps. 


ENTHOGHTEYNGE, ‘thinking. BoBBLYNGE, the noise made by a man 


ScALLE, Shall. | Bur.eb, armed. 
BRONDEYNGE, furious, inflamed. in drowning. 


* Then plunged into the stream with deep despair, 
And her Jast sighs came bubbling up in air. 
Dryden's Virgil, 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 269 


Whylest those thatt bee uponne the bloddie playne, 
Bee deathe-doomed captyves taene, or yn the battle 


slayne. 
HURRA. 


Nowe bie the goddes, Magnus, dyscourteous 
knyghte, 

Bie cravente havyoure havethe don oure woe, 

Despendynge all the talle menne yn the fyghte, 

And placeyng valourous menne where drafts mote 

or0e. 

i... Sythence oure fourtunie havethe tourned soe, 

x Gader the souldyers lefte to future Shappe, 

* To somme newe place for safetie we wylle goe, 
Inne future daie wee wylle have better happe. 
Sounde the loude slughorne for a quicke forloyne ; 


Lette all the Dacyannes swythe unto oure banner 


joyne. 
DyscouURTEOUS, wagenerous. FouRTUNIE, fortunc, or conflict. 
CRAVENTE coward. | GaDER,.collect. 
Havyourse, behaviour. Sunapee, fate. 
DESPENDYNGE, expending. FoRLOYNE, retreat. 
Drarrs, refuse. SwYTHE, quickly. 


SYTHENCE, since then. 


270 ELLA; 


Throwe hamlettes wee wylle sprenge sadde dethe 
and dole, 

Bathe yn hotte gore, and wasch ourselves there- 
ynne : 

Goddes ! here the Saxonnes lyche a byllowe rolle. 

I heere the anlacis detested dynne. 

Awaie, awaie, ye Danes, to yonder penne; 


Wee now wylle make forloyne yn tyme to fyghte 


agcenne, 
aE Ae 
HaMLettes, villages. WascH, wash. 
SPRENGE, scatrer. ANLACE, sword. 


Doe, lamentation. PENNE, eminence. - 


Re Saaiie DON SRR PF PT eis a 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


CELMONDE, near Watcuerre. 


O forr a spryte al feere! to telle the daie, 

The daie whyche scal astounde the herers rede, 

Makeynge oure foemennes envyyngehartes to blede, 
Y bereynge thro the worlde oure rennomde name for 


ale. 


3ryghte sonne han ynn hys roddie robes byndyghte, 
From the rodde Easte he flytted wythe hys trayne. 


*The howers drewe awaie the geete of nyghte, 


Scab, shall. 


RENNOMDE, renowned. 
ASTOUNDE, astonish. 


DyGuts, cloathed. 
FLYTTED, flew. 
GEEP E, mantle. 


REDE, wisdom. 
YBEREYNGE, bearing. 


* Heavens gates spontaneous open to the Powers, 
Heavens golden gates, kept by the winged Hours : 
Commissioned in alternate watch they stand, 

The sun’s bright portals and the skies command, 
Close or unfold the eternal gates of day, 
Bar Heaven with clouds, or roll those clouds away. 

Pope’s Homer. 


ELLA; 


Her sable tapistrie was rente yn twayne. 

The dauncynge streaks bedecked heavennes playne, 

And on the dewe dyd smyle wythe shemrynge eie, 

Lyche gottes of blodde whyche doe blacke armoure 
steyne, 

Sheenynge upon the borne whyche stondeth bie; 

The souldyers stood uponne the hillis syde, 


Lyche yonge enlefed trees whycheyna forreste byde. 


/Ella rose lyche the tree besette wythe brieres ; 
Hys talle speere sheenynge as the starres at nyghte, 
Hys eyne ensemeynge as a lowe of fyre ; | 
Whanne he encheered everie manne to fyghte, 
Hys gentle wordes dyd moove eche valourous 
knyghte ; 
Itte moovethe “hem, as honterres lyoncelle ; 
In trebled armoure ys theyre courage dyghte; 


Eche warrynge harte for prayse & rennome swelles; 


SHEMRYNGE, glitrering. || ENLEFED, zaleaf. 
GoTtTes, drops. ENSEMEYNGE, appearing. 


Borne, burnish, rather hill. Lowe, flame. 
iy 


BS TEES Eo OC Se EON ly 


A TRAGYCAUL ENTERLUDE. 273. 


Lyche slowelie dynnynge of the croucheyngestreme 
Syche dyd the mormrynge sounde of the whol armie 


seme. 


Hee ledes *hem onne to fyghte; oh! thenne to saie 
How “Ella loked, and lokyng dyd encheere, 
Moovynge alyche a mountayne yn affraie, 
Whanne a lowde whyrlevynde doe yttes boesomme 
tare | 
To telle howe everie loke wuld banyshe feere, 
Woulde aske an angelles poyntell or hys tyngue. 
Lyche a talle rocke yatte ryseth heaven-were, 
Lyche a yonge wolfynne brondcous and strynge, 
Soe dydde he goe, and myghtie warriours hedde 
Wythe gore-depycted wynges masterie arounde hym 
| fledde. He 


The battelle jyned; swerdes uponne swerdes dyd 


rynge; 


HEAVEN-WERE, fowards heaven. 
| Bronpeous, furious. 
| STRYNGE, strong. 


CROUCHEYNGE, crooked, winding. 

MoRMRYNGE, murmuring. | 
POYNTELL, pen. 
TYNGUE, fongue, 


Vor. II. T 


Q74 HELLA; 


DreEE, drive. 


ZElla was chafed as lyonns madded bee ; 

Lyche fallyngestarres, he dydde the javlynn flynge ; 
Hys mightie anlace mightie menne dyd slea ; 

« Where he dydde comme, the flemed foe dydde flee, 

Or felle benethe hys honde, as fallynge rayne, 

Wythe sythe a fhuyrie he dydde onn *hemm dree, 27% 
Hylles of yer bowkes dyd ryse opponne the playne; 
ZElla, thou arte—botte staie, my tynge ; saie nee; 
Howe greate I hymme maye make, stylle greater hee 


wylle bee. 


Nor dydde hys souldyerres see hys actes yn vayne. 
Heere a stoute Dane uponne hys compheere felle ; 
Heere lorde and hyndlette sonke uponne the playne; 
Heere sonne and fadre trembled ynto helle. | 

Chief Magnus sought hys waie, and, shame to telle ! 
Hee soughte hys waie for flyghte; botte/Ella’s speere 
Uponne the flyynge Dacyannes schoulder felle, 

Quyte throwe hys boddie, and hys harte ytte tare, 


Se ETS 


a aaa 


FLEMED, frighted. | COMPHEERE, Companion. 


| HynDLetre, peasant. 
BowKEs, bodies. ! 


Sg TS SESE OFT Ee tentang: ge 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


He groned, and sonke uponne the gorie greene, 
And wythe hys corse encreased the pyles of Dacyannes 


sleene. 


, 


Spente wythe the fyghte, the Danyshe champyons 
stonde, 

Lyche bulles, whose strengthe and wondrous 
myghte ys fledde ; 

‘Ella, a javelynne grypped yn eyther honde, 

Flyes to the thronge, and doomes two Dacyannes 
deadde. 

After hys acte, the armie all yspedde ; 

Fromm everich on unmyssynge javlynnes flewe ; 

Theie straughte yer doughtie swerdes; the foemenn 
bledde ; | 

Fulle three of foure of myghtie Danes dheie slewe ; 

The Danes, wythe terroure rulynge att their head, 

Threwe downe theyr bannere talle, and lyche a 


ravenne fledde. 


GRYPPED, grasped. || STRAUGHTE, stretched. 
i\ 


YSPEDDE, dispatched. \;- DOUGHTIE, valiant. 


276 FELLA; 


The soldyerres followed wythe a myghtie crie, 
Cryes, yatte welle myghte the stouteste hartes 
afiraie. 
Swefte, as yer shyppes, the vanquyshed Dacyannes 
flie; 
Swefte, as the rayne uponne an Aprylle daie, 
Pressynge behynde, the Englysche soldyerres slaie. 
Botte halfe the tythes of Danyshe menne remayne ; 
Ella commaundes “heie shoulde the sleetre staie, ) fou 4) 
Botte bynde ‘hem prysonners on the bloddie playne. . 
The fyghtynge beynge done, I came awaie, 
In odher fieldes to fyghte a moe unequalle fraie. 


Mie servant squyre ! 


CELMONDE, SERVITOURE. 


CELMONDE. 


Prepare a fleing horse, 


Whose feete are wynges, whose pace ys lycke the 


SLEETRE, slaughter, 


A VRWAGY CAL GENTERLUOUDE. 


Whoe wylle outestreppe the morneynge lyghte yn 
course, 
Leaveynge the gyttelles of the merke behynde. 
ie Somme hyltren matters doe mie presence fynde. 
Gyv oute to alle yatte I was sleene ynne fyghte. 
Gyff ynne thys gare thou doest mie order mynde, 
Whanne I returne, thoushalte be made a knyghte; 
Flie, flie, be gon; an howerre ys a daie ; 
Quycke dyghte mie beste of stedes, & brynge hymm 


heere — awaie ! 
CELMONDE. — [Solus.] 


/Ella ys woundedd sore, and ynne the toune 

He waytethe, tylle hys woundes be broghte to ethe. 
And shalle I from hys browes plocke off the croune, 
Makynge the vyctore yn hys vyctorie blethe? 

O no! fulle sooner schulde mie hartes blodde smethe, 


Fulle soonere woulde I tortured bee toe deathe; 


GyTTELLES, mantle, cloathing. 
MERKE, darkness, 
Hivitren, hidden, 
GARE, cause. 


DYGHTE, prepare. 
Erue, relief, easy. 
SMETHE, smoke. 


278 ALLA: 


Botte— Birtha ys the pryze; ahe! ytte were ethe 
To gayne so gayne a pryze wythe losse of breathe ; 
Botte thanne rennome eterne — ytte ys botte ayre ; 


Bredde ynne the phantasie, and alleyn lyvynge there. 


Albeytte everyche thynge yn lyfe conspyre 

To telle me of the faulte I now schulde doe, 

Yette wouldeI battentlie assuage mie fyre, 

And the same menes, as I scall nowe, pursue. 

The qualytyes I fro mie parentes drewe, 

Were blodde, and morther, masterie, and warre ; 

Thie I wylle holde to nowe, and hede ne moe 

A wounde yn rennome, yanne a boddie scarre. 

Nowe, Alla, nowe Ime plantynge of a thorne, 
Bie whyche thie peace, thie love, and glorie shalle be 

torne. 


ETHE, easy, JETERNE, eternal. 
GaYNE, great, advantageous. BATTENTLIE, boldly, or violently. 


2. DA 
Pr aie 


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x = 7 FF eta cine 
ee ee TT Wi deer A 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


BRYSTOWE. 


BIRTHA, EGWINA. 
BIRTHA. 


Gentle Egwina, do notte preche me joie ; 
I cannotte joie ynne anie thynge botte weere, 
Oh ! yatte aughte schulde oure sellynesse destroie, 


Floddynge the face wythe woe, and brynie teare ! 
EGWINA. 


You muste, you muste endeavour for to cheere 


Youre harte unto somme cherisaunied* reste. 


PRECHE, exhort, recommend. SELLYNESSE, hapbiness. 
WeERE, gricf. CHERISAUNIED, comfortable. 


* By an error of the press, Cherisaunei is printed in Kersey instead of 
Cherisaunce. Chatterton has copied the blunder in three places. 


280 MLLA; 

Youre loverde from the battle wylle appere, 

Ynne honnoure, and a greater love, be dreste ; 

Botte I wylle call the mynstrelles roundelaie ; 
Perchaunce the swotie sounde maie chase your wiere le 
awale, 


BIRTHA, EGWINA, MYNSTRELLES. 
MYNSTRELLES SONGE. 


O ! synge untoe mie roundelaie, 
O! droppe the brynie teare wythe mee, 
Daunce ne moe atte hallie daie, 
Lycke a reynynge ryver bee : 
Mie love ys dedde, 
Gon to hys deathe-bedde, 


Al under the wyllowe tree. 


sc ieadapiamanapitacsameeeraeaeenrere ted 
Loverne, Jord, WIERE, grief. 
SWOTIE, swees, REYNYNGE, VURNING. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE., 


Blacke hys-cryne as the wyntere nyghte, 
Whyte hys rede as the sommer snowe, 
Rodde hys face as the mornynge lyghte, 
ie. Cale he lyes ynne the grave belowe ; 
| Mie love ys dedde, 
Gon to hys deathe-bedde, 


Al under the wyllowe tree. 


Swote hys tyngue as the throstles note, 
Quycke ynn daunce as thoughte canne bee, 
Defte hys taboure, codgéelle stote, 
O ! hee lyes bie the wyllowe tree; 

Mie love ys dedde, 

Gonne to hys deathe-bedde, 


Alle underre the wyllowe tree. 


Harke! the ravenne flappes hys wynge, 
In the briered delle belowe ; 
Harke! the dethe-owle loude dothe synge, 


To the nyghte-mares as heie goe ; 


| 


CrYNE, hair. | SworTe, sweet, 


Rove, complexion, DEFTE, neat. 
Cale, cold, 


JELLA; 


Mie love ys dedde, 
Gonne to hys deathe-bedde, 


Al under the wyllowe-tree. 


See! the whyte moone sheenes onne hie ; 
Whyterre ys mie true loves shroude ;_ 
Whyterre yanne the mornynge skie, 
Whyterre yanne the evenynge cloude ; 
Mie love ys dedde, 
Gon to hys deathe-bedde, 


Al under the wyllowe tree. 


Heere, uponne mie true loves grave, 
Schalle the baren fleurs be layde, 
Nee one hallie Seyncte to save 
Al the celness of a mayde. 
Mie love ys dedde, 
Gonne to hys deathe-bedde, 
Alle under the wyllowe tree. 


Hair, foly, I 


CELNESS, coldness. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


Wythe mie hondes [lle dente the brieres 
Rounde his hallie corse to gre, 
Ouphante fairie, lyghte youre fyres, 
Heere mie boddie stylle schalle bee. 

Mie love ys dedde, 

Gon to hys deathe-bedde, 


Al under the wyllowe tree. 


Comme, wythe acorne-coppe and thorne, 
Drayne mie hartys blodde awaie ; 


Lyfe and all yttes goode I scorne, 


« ~~ Daunce bie nete, or feaste by daie. 


- DENTE, fasten. 
GRE, grow, 
OvurHANnTeE, elfin. 


Mie love ys dedde, 
Gon to hys death-bedde, 


Al under the wyllowe tree. 


Waterre wytches, crownede wythe reytes, 
Bere mee to yer leathalle tyde. 
I die; I comme; mie true love waytes. 


Thos the damselle spake and dyed. 


NETE, nighte. 
REYTES, warerflags. 


LEATHALLE, deadly. 


ALLA; 


BIRTHA. 


Thys syngeyng haveth whatte coulde make ytte 
please ; | 
Butte mie uncourtlie shappe benymmes mee of all 


case, 


UncourrTLir, unpleasant, cruel. BENYMMES, bereaves, 
Suapre, fate. | 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


JELLA,. atte WATCHETTE. 


Curse onne mie tardie woundes! brynge mee a 
stede! | 

I wylle awaie to Birtha bie thys nyghte ; 

Albeytte fro mie woundes mie soul doe blede, 

I wylle awaie, and die wythynne her syghte. 

Brynge mee a stede, wythe eagle-wynges for 
flyghte ; 

Swefte as mie wyshe, and, as mie love ys, stronge. 

The Danes have wroughte mee myckle woe ynne 
fyghte, 

Inne kepeynge mee from Birtha’s armes so longe. 

O! whatte a dome was myne, sythe masterie 

Canne yeve ne pleasaunce, nor mie londes goode 


Ne: leme myne eie ! 


Yee goddes, howe ys a loverres temper formed ! 


| Leme, enlighten. 


fh LLA: 


Sometymes the samme thynge wylle bothe bane, 2g 
and blesse ; 

On tyme encalede, yanne bie the same thynge 
warmed, 

Estroughted foorthe, and yanne ybrogten less. 

*Tys Birtha’s loss whyche doe mie thoughtes pos- 
SESSE 5 fice 

I wylle, I muste awaie: whie staies mie stede ¢ 

Mie huscarles, hyther haste; prepare a dresse, 

Whyche couracyers yn hastie journies nede. 

O heavens! I moste awaie to Byrtha eyne, 


For yn her lookes I fynde mie beynge doe entwyne. 


BANE, eurse. HuscaRLes, attendants. 
ENCALEDE, frozen, cold. 


EsTROUGHTED, stretched forth. 


CouRACYERS, horse coursers, couriers. 


UPRYSTE, risen. | 
LETTEN, church-yard. | 
Ovuruant, elfiz. 


A TRAGY CA CN TERLU DE. 


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& 
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CELMONDE, atte Brystowe. 


The worlde ys darke wythe nyghte; the wyndes 
are stylle; | 

Fayntelie the mone her palyde lyghte makes gleme ; 

The upryste sprytes the sylente letten fylle, 

Wythe ouphant faeryes joynyng ynne the dreme; 

The forreste sheenethe wythe the sylver leme; 

Nowe maie mie love be sated yn yttes treate; 

Uponne the lynche of somme swefte reynyng 
streme, 

At the swote banquette I wylle swotelie eate. 


Thys ys the howse; yee hyndes, swythyn appere. 


CELMONDE, SERVITOURE. 


CFLMONDE. 


Go telle to Dirtha strayte, a straungerr waytethe here, 


| Leme, light. 
| LyncuHE, brink, border. 


i REYNYNG, running. 


CELMONDE, BIRTHA. 


BIRTHA. 


- Celmonde! yee seynctes! I hope thou haste goode 


hewes. 


CELMONDE. 


The hope ys loste ; for heavie newes prepare. 


BIRTHA. 
Is Aélla welle>? 


CELMONDE. 


Hee lyves; and stylle maie use 


The behylte blessynges of a future yeare. 


3IRTHA, 


Whatte heavie tydynge thenne have I to feare? 


Of whatte mischaunce dydste thou so latelie saie ? 


BEHYLTE, promised. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 
CELMONDE. 


For heavie tydynges swythyn nowe prepare. 
JElla sore wounded ys, yn bykerous fraie ; 


In Wedecester’s wallid toune he lyes. 


BIRTHA. 


O mie agroted breast | 


CELMONDE. 


Wythoute your syghte, he dyes. 


BIRTHA. 


Wylle Birtha’s presence ethe herr Alla’s payne? 
I flie; newe wynges doe from mie schoulderrs 
sprynge. 
CELMONDE. 


Mie stede wydhoute wylle deftelie beere us twayne. 


- BYKEROUS, warlike, | ETHE, relzeve, ease. 


AGROTED, swelling, or bursting. DEFTELIE, easily, commodiously. 


Vou. II. U 


4LLA; 


BIRTHA. 


Oh! I wyll flie as wynde, and no waie lynge: “48 
Swettlie caparisons for rydynge brynge ; 

I have a mynde wynged wythe the levyn pioome. 

O Alla, Alla! dydste thou kenne the stynge, 

The whyche doeth canker ynne mie hartys roome, 
Thou wouldste see playne thieselfe the gare to bee ; 6a 


Aryse, uponne thie love, and flie to meeten me. 
CELMONDE. 


The stede, on whyche I came, ys swefte as ayre; 

Mie servytoures doe wayte mee nere the wode ; 

Swythynne wythe mee unto the place repayre ; 

To Alla I wylle gev you conducte goode. 

Youre eyne, alyche a baulme, wylle staunche hys 
bloode, 


Holpe oppe hys woundes, and yev hys harte alle 
cheere ; 


Lynce, linger. GARE, cause. 
LEVYN PLOOME, feathered lightning. | 


YEV, give. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 291 


Uponne your eyne he holdes hys lyvelyhode : 

You doe hys spryte, and alle hys pleasaunce bere. 

Comme, lette’s awaie, albeytte ytte ys moke, 
Yette love wille be a tore to tourne to feere nyghtes 


smoke. 


BIRTHA. 


Albeytte unwears dyd the welkynn rende, 

Reyne alyche fallynge ryvers, dyd ferse bee, 

Erthe wythe the ayre enchafed dyd contende, 

Everychone breathe of wynde wythe plagues dyd 
slee, 

Yette I to Alla’s eyne eftsoones woulde flee; 

Albeytte hawethornes dyd mie fleshe enseme, 

Owlettes, wythe scrychynge, shakeynge everyche 
tree, 


| 


Lyvetynope, Jif. WELKYNN, sky, or heaven 


| Moke, dark. REYNE, rain. 
Tors, torch. FERSE, frerce. 
Frere, frre. EncuareD, heated. 


UNWEaRS, fempests | ENSEME, furrow, or make seams ig. 


MLLA; 


And water-neders wrygglynge yn eche streme, 
Yette woulde I flie, ne under coverte state, 
Botte seke mie Alla owte; brave Celmonde, leade the 


waie. 


WATER-NEDERS, water-serpents. 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


A WODE. 
HURRA, DANES. 
HURRA. 


Heere ynn yis forreste lette us watche for pree, 
Bewreckeynge on oure foemenne oure ylle warre; 
Whatteverre schalle be Englysch wee wylle slea, 
Spreddynge our ugsomme rennome to afarre. 

Ye Dacyannemenne, gyff Dacyannemenne yeeare, 

Lette nete botte blodde suffycyle for yee bee ; 

On everich breaste yn gorie letteres scarre, 

Whatt sprytes you have, and howe those sprytes 
maie dree. 

And gyf yee gette awaie to Denmarkes shore, 


Eftesoones we will retourne, and wanquished bee ne 


moere, 
I TE FEE ES, 
BEWRECKEYNGE, revenging. SUFFYCYLE, sufficient. 
UcsomMeE, ¢errible. ScCARRE, mark, 
RENNOME, renown. DREE, drive. 


NETE, nought. EFTESOONES, quickly. 


fi L Wi A: 


The battelle loste, a battelle was yndede ; 
Note queedes hemselfes culde stonde so harde a 
fraie; 
Oure verie armoure, and oure heaulmes dyd blede, 
The Dacyannes sprytes, lyche dewe dropes, fledde 
awale, 
Y¥tte was an Alla dyd commaunde the daie ; 
Yun spyte of foemanne, I moste saie hys myghte; 
Botte wee ynn hynd-lettes blodde the loss wylle 
paie, 
Brynnynge, thatte we knowe howe to wynne yn 
fyghte ; 
Wee wylle, lyke wylfes enloosed from chaynes, 
destroie ;— 
Oure armoures— wynter nyghte shotte oute the daie 


of joie. 


. Whene swefte-fote tyme doe rolle the daie alonge, 


Somme hamlette scalle onto oure f huyrie brende; /+4-9f 
bpreerere eoreenan 
QuEEDES, devils. WYLFES, wolves. 
HEAULMES, helmets. SHOTTE, shut. 
HYND-LETTES, peasants. FHUYRIE, fury. 


BRYNNYNGE, shewing. {| Breanne, burn. 
" 


Bia a ina ie 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 295 


Brastynge alyche a rocke, or mountayne stronge, 

The talle chyrche-spyre upon the grene shalle bende; 

Wee wylle the walles, and auntyante tourrettes 
rende, 

Pete everych tree whych goldyn fruyte doe beere, 
Downe to the goddes the ownerrs dhereof sende, 
Besprengynge alle abrode sadde warre and bloddie 

weere. 
Botte fyrste to yynder oke-tree wee wylle flie ; 
And thence wyll yssue owte onne all yatte commeth 


bie. 


ANODHER PARTE OF THE WOODE. 


CELMONDE, BIRTHA. 


BIRTHA. 


“)Thys merkness doe affraie mie wommanns breaste. 


TP RSPEI RSET 
BRASTYNGE, dursting. BESPRENGYNGE, Scattering. 
AUNTYANTE, ancient. | WEERE, fempest. 


Pere, pluck up. MERKNESS, darkness. 


f4A'L LIA: 


“Howe sable ys the spreddynge skie arrayde ! 


Hailie the bordeleire, who lyves to reste, 


Ne ys att nyghtys flemynge hue dysmayde ; 


The starres doe scantillie the sable brayde; 


Wyde ys the sylver lemes of comforte wove ; 


Speke, Celmonde, does ytte make thee notte 


afrayde ? 


CELMONDE, 


Merker the nyghte, the fitter tyde for love. 


BIRTHA. 


Saiest thou for love? ah! love is far awaie. 


Faygne would I see once muve the roddie lemes of © 


daie. 


HIAILIE, happy. 


BORDELEIRE, coftager. 
FLEMYNGE, terrifying. 
SSANTILLIE, scarcely, sparingly. 


BRAYDE, embroider. 
LeMEs, rays, beams. 
MERKER, darker. 
TYDE, time. 


ST ye PS TE 


* All is hush’d and still as death ! — ’tis dreadful ! 
How reverend is the face of this tall pile ! 
Give me thy hand, and let me hear thy voice. 


Mi ourning Bride. 


ioe SRS Se aE ge cae em te rn cad 


A TRAGYCAL 


ENTERLUDE. 297 


CELMONDE. 


Love maie bee nie, woulde Birtha calle ytte here. 


BIRTHA. 


How, Celmonde, dothe thou mene? 
CELMONDE. 


Thys Celmonde menes, 
No leme, no eyne, ne mortalle manne appere, 
Ne lyghte, an acte of love for to bewreene; 
| Nete in thysforreste, botte thys tore, dothe sheene, 
| The whych, potte oute, do leave the whole yn 
nyghte ; 
See! howe the brauncynge trees doe here entwyne, 
Makeynge thys bower so pleasynge to the syghte ; 
Thys was for love fyrste made, and heere ytt 
stondes, 


Thatte hereynne lovers maie enlyncke yn true loves 


bondes. 
BEWREENE, discover, | Tore. torch, 
NETE, nought, BRAUNCYNGE, branching, 


MH LULA; 


EIRTHA. 


Celmonde, speake whatte thou menest, or alse mie 
thoughtes 


Perchaunce maie robbe thie honestie so fayre. 


CELMONDE. 


Then here, and knowe, hereto I have you broughte, 


Mie longe hydde love unto you to make clere. 
BIRTHA. 


Oh heayen and earthe! whatte ys ytt I doe heare ? 


Am I betraste? where ys mie Ella, saie! 
CELMONDE. 


O! do nete nowe te Alla syke love bere, 


Botte geven some onne Celmondes hedde. 


BIRTHA. 


Awaie ! 


BrTRastTE, betrayed, || Nere, zor. 


SE SRT LS aE ETE Te I EE IE TERT 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLU DE. 


I wylle be gone, and groape mie passage oute, 


Albeytte neders stynges mie legs do twyne aboute. 
CELMONDE. 


Nowe bie the seynctes I wylle notte lette thee goe, 

Ontylle thou doeste mie brendynge love amate. 

Those eyne have caused Celmonde myckle woe, 

Yenne lette yer smyle fyrst take hym yn regrate, 

O! didst thou see mie breastis troblous state, 

Theere love doth harrie up mie joie, and ethe! 

I wretched bee, beyonde the hele of fate, 

Gyff Birtha stylle wylle make mie harte-veynes 

blethe. 

Softe as the sommer flowreets, Birtha, looke, 

Fulle ylle I canne thie frownes and harde dysplea- 


saunce brooke. 


| 


NEDERS, adders. HARRIE, harrow, fear up. 
BRENDYNGE, burning. ETHE, ease. 
AMATE, guench. Hee, help, healing. 


REGRATE, favor. | BLeTHE, bleed. 


JB LGLA; 
BIRTUA. 


Thie love ys foule; I woulde bee deafe for aie, 
Radher thanne heere syche deslavatie sedde. 
Swythynne flie from mee, and ne further saie ; 
Radher thanne heare thie love, I woulde bee dead. 
Yee seynctes; and shal I wronge mie Alla’s bedde, 
And wouldst thou, Celmonde, tempte me to the 
thynge? 
Lett mee be gone—alle curses onne thie hedde! 
Was ytte for thys thou dydste a message brynge ! 
Lette mee be gone, thou manne of sable harte! 


Or welkyn and her starres wyll take a maydens parte, 
CELMONDE., 


Sythence you wylle notte lette mie suyte avele, 


Mielove wylle have yttes joie, altho wythe guylte ; 


3 


Youre lymbes shall bende, albeytte stryngeas stele ; 


The merkye seesonne wylle your bloshes hylte. Mb 


DesLavaTi£, letchery. MerkveE, murky, dark. 


Hyure, Aide. 


ELKYN, feavet. | 
Wekyn, 4 
* ° if 

AVELE, avail, prevail. i| 
tf 


Bi SPS ONE gy Fie ice a A IS Alans RIES, on RES ae 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


SIRTHA. 


Holpe, holpe, yee seynctes! oh thatte mie blodde 
was spylte ! 


CELMONDE. 


The seynctes att distaunce stonde yn tyme of nede. 
Strev notte to goe; thou canste notte, gyff thou 
wylte. 


Unto mie wysche bee kinde, and nete alse hede. 
BIRTHA. 


No, foule bestoykerre, I wylle rende the ayre, 
Tylle dethe do staie mie dynne, or some kynde roder 
heare. 


Holpe! holpe! oh godde! 


STREV, strive. \ BesToyYKERRE, decerver. 
Wyscue, wish. | Roper, Roader-Viater, traveller. 


‘ELLA: 


CELMONDE, BIRTHA, HURRA, DANES. 
*HURRA. 


Aht thatts a wommanne cries. 


I kenn hem; saie who are you, yatte be theere? 
CELMONDE. 
Yee hyndes, awaie! orre bie thys swerde yee dies. 
HURRA. 
Thie wordes wylle ne mie hartis sete affere. 
BIRTHA. 


Save mee, oh! save me from thys royner heere! 


SETE, stability. ROYNER, ruiner. 
AFFERE,. affright. | 


A TRAGY CALIENTERLUD E. 


HURRA., 


Stonde thou bie mee; nowe saie thie name and 


londe ; 


Or swythyne schall mie swerde thie boddie tare. 
CELMONDE. 
Bothe I wylle shewe thee bie mie brondeous honde. 
HURRA. 
Besette hym rounde, yee Danes. 
CELMONDE. 


Comme onne, and see 
Gyff mie strynge anlace maie bewryen whatte I bee. 
fyghte al anenste Celmonde, meynte Danes he 
sleath, and faleth to Hurra. 


BronveEous, furious. 


{ we 
| BEWRYEN, bewray, discover. 
ANLACE, savord, i 


mL LA; 


CELMONDE. 


Oh! I forslagen be! ye Danes, now kenne, 

I amme yatte Celmonde, seconde yn the fyghte, 

Who dydd, atte Watchette, so forslege youre menne; 

I fele myne eyne to swymme yn eterne nyghte ;— 

To her be kynde. | 
Dieth. 

HURRA. 


Thenne felle a wordhie knyghte. 


Saie, who bee you? 


BIRTHA. 


I am greate HElla’s wyfe. 


HURRA. 
Ah f Ble. 


BIRTHA. 


Gyff anenste hym you harboure foule despyte, 


FORSLAGEN, slain. | AETERNE, eternal, 
FORSLEGE, slay. 


ANENSTE, against. 


SRT TEGO rT ee 


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Nowe wythe the lethal anlace take mie lyfe, 
Mie thankes I ever onne you wylle bestowe, 


From ewbryce you mee pyghte, the worste of mortal woe. 
HURRA. 


I wylle; ytte scalle bee soe: yee Dacyans, heere. 
Thys Ella havethe been oure foe for aie, __ 
Thorrowe the battelle he dyd brondeous teare, 
Beyng the lyfe and head of everych fraie ; 
From everych Dacyanne power he won the daie, 
Forslagen Magnus, all our schippes ybrente ; 
Bie hys felle arme wee now are made to straie ; 
& The speere of Dacya he yn ynne pieces shente; 
& Whanne hantoned barckes unto oure londe dyd 
comme, 


|... ff lla the gare dheie sed, and wysched hym bytter 


dome. 
LETHAL, deadly. YBRENTE, durant. 
ANLACE, sword. SHENTE, broke. 
Ewsryce, adultery, HANTONED, accustomed. 
PYGHTE, plucked. GARE, cause. 
BRONDEOUS, furious. WYSCHED, wished. 
FORSLAGEN, slew. | Dome, fate. 


Vou. Il. 


BIRTHA. 
Mercie! 
HURRA. 


Bee stylle. 
Botte yette he ys a foemanne goode and fayre; _, 
Whanne wee are spente, he soundethe the forloyne; 
The captyves chayne he tosseth ynne the ayre, 
Cheered the wounded bothe wythe bredde and 
wyne ; 
Has hee notte untoe somme of you bynn dygne? 
You woulde have smethd onne Wedecestrian fielde, P 
Botte hee behylte the slughorne for to cleyne, Je #¥ 
Throwynge onne hys wyde backe, hys wyder 
spreddynge shielde. 
Whanne you, as caytysned, yn fielde dyd bee, 
He oathed you to be stylle, and strayte didd sette 
you free. 


ah sneer enna ac! 
Fortoyne, retreat. | CLEYNE, sound. 
Dycnr, noble, worthy of praise. | CAYTYSNED, captives. 
SMETHD, smoked. 1 OATHED, swore, 
{ 


BEnyLTeE, forbid. 


———_— 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 907 


_Scalle wee forslege hys wyfe, because he’s brave ? 
Bicaus hee fyghteth for hys countryes gare? 
Wylle hee, who havith bynne yis Alla’s slave, 
Robbe hym of whatte percase he holdith deere? 
Or scalle we menne of mennys sprytes appere, 
Doeynge hym favoure for hys favoure donne, 
Swefte to hys pallace thys damoiselle bere, 

- Bewrynne oure case, and to oure waie be gonne? 
The last you do approve; so lette ytte bee : 

Damoyselle, comme awaie ; you safe scalle bee wythe 


mee. 
BIRTHA. 


Al blessynges maie the seynctes unto yee gyve! 

Al pleasaunce maie youre longe-straughtelyvynges! 
bee! 

Atlla, whanne knowynge thatte bie you I lyve, 

Wylle thyncke too smalle a guyfte the londe and 


Sea. 


FORSLEGE, slay, 


{) Bewrynne, declare. 
GARE, cause. 

4 

| 


LONGE-STRAUGHTE, lengthened. 


PERCASE, perhaps. Guyrre, gift. 


MENNYS, mens. 


308 


O Celmonde! I maie deftlie rede by thee, 
Whatte ille betydethe the enfouled kynde ; 
Maie ne thie cross-stone of thie cryme bewree ! 
Maie alle menne ken thie valoure, fewe thie mynde ! 
Soldyer! for syke thou arte ynn noble fraie, 

I wylle thie goinges ’tende, and doe thou lede the 


wale. 


The mornynge ’gyns alonge the Easte to sheene ; 
Darklinge the lyghte doe onne the waters plaie ; 
The feynte rodde leme slowe creepeth oere the 


greene, 


Toe chase the merkyness of nyghte awaie; 


Swifte flies the howers thatte wylle brynge oute 


the daie ; 


Darruiz, properly. 
BETYDETHE, awaiteth. 
ENFOULED, vicious. 


wL DA: 


HURRA. 


CROSS-STONE, monument. 
BEWREE, declare. 
LEME, ray. 


i. shag 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 309 


The softe dewe falleth onne the greeynge grasse ; 
| The shepster mayden, dyghtynge her arraie, 

Scante sees her vysage yn the wavie glasse ; 

Bie the fulle daylieghte wee scalle Alla see, 


Or Brystowes wallyd towne; damoyselle, followe mee. 


| 


DYGHTYNGE, preparing. 


GREEYNGE, growing. 
SCANTE, scarce. 


SHEPSTER MAYDEN, shepherdess. 


AT BRYSTOWE. 


ELLA any SERVITOURES. 
Mi ALLA. 


Tysnowe fullemorne; I thoughten, bie laste nyghte 
To have been heere ; mie stede han notte mie love; 
Thys ys mie pallace ; lette mie hyndes alyghte, 
Whaylste I goe oppe, and wake mie slepeynge dove. 
Staie here, mie hyndiettes ; I shal goe above. 
Nowe, Birtha, wyll thie loke enhele mie spryte, 
Thie smyles unto mie woundes a baulme wylle. 
proove; | 
Mie ledanne boddie wylle bee sette aryehte. 
Egwina, haste, and ope the portalle doore, 


Yatte I on Birtha’s breste maie thynke of warre ne 
more, 


HYNDES, servants. 


LEDANNE, heavy. 
ENHELE, heal, cure. 


bar Scab oe peaeeon are 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. S11 
ELLA, EGWINA. 


EGWINA. 
Oh Ella ! 


FELLA. 


Ah! that semmlykeene to mee 


Speeketh a legendary tale of woe. 
EGWINA, 
Birtha is— 
FELLA. 
Whatt ? where? how? saie, whatte of shee? 
EGWINA. 
Gone— 
ARLLA. 
Gone! ye goddes! 


ee 


SEMMLYKEENE, appearance. 


fA LLA; 


EGWINA. 


Alas! ytte ys toe true. 
Yee seynctes, hee dies awaie wythe myckle woe ! 
fella! whatt? Ella! oh! hee lyves agen ! 


AELLA. 


Cal mee notte Ella; I am hymme ne moe. 


Where ys shee gon awaie? ah! speake! how? when? 


EGWINA. 
T will. 


AELLA. 


Caparyson a score of stedes; flie, flie! 


Where ys shee? swythynne speeke, or instante thou 
shalte die. 


EGWINA. 


Stylle thie loud rage, & here thou whatteI knowe. 


FELLA. 
Oh ! speek. 


Gai SU A ee aa RPM ~ EEL PGS TT I cyst anes 
: zs pay aie 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 


EGWINA. 


Lyche prymrose, droopynge wythe the heavie rayne, 
Laste nyghte I lefte her, droopynge with her wiere, 


Her love the gare, thatte gave her harte syke peyne— 
JELLA. 
Her love! to whomme? 


EGWINA. 


To thee, her spouse, alleyne. 
As ys mie hentylle everyche morne to goe, 
I wente, and oped her chamber doore ynn twayne, 
Botte found her notte, as I was wont to doe; 
Thanne alle arounde the pallace I dyd seere, 
Botte culde (to mie hartes woe) ne fynde her anie 


wheere. 


WIERE, grief. 
GARE, cause. 
ALLEYNE, only, alone. 


HENTYLLE, custom. 
SEERE, search. 


Lousti£, lustful. 
BRONDEOUS, furious. 


&LLA; 


ALLLA. 


Thou lyest, foul hagge! thoulyest; thou art herayde 


To chere her louste ;— botte noe; ytte cannotte bee. 
EGWINA. 


Gyff trouthe appear notte inne whatte I have sayde, 


Drawe forthe thie anlace swythyn, thanne mee slea, 
AELLA. 


Botte yette ytte muste, ytte must bee soe; I see, 

Shee wythe somme loustie paramoure ys gone; » 

Itte moste be soe—oh! howe ytte wracketh mee! 

Mie race of love, mie race of lyfe ys ronne; 

Nowe rage, and brondeous storm, and tempeste 
comme ; 

Nete lyvynge upon erthe can now enswote mie 


domme. 


ao 
| ENSWOTE, sweeten. 


‘ > PERLE OLS TIT a ST 
EE ETE RE EET CO ee Tie ade 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 
ASLLA, EGWINA, SERVYTOURE. 
SERVYTOURE. 


Loverde! I am aboute the trouthe to saie. 

Laste nyghte, fulle late I dydde retourne to reste. 
As to mie chamber I dydde bende mie waie, 

To Birtha onne hys name and place addreste ; 
Downe to hym camme shee ; butte thereof the reste 


I ken ne matter; so, mie hommage made— 
HELLA. 


O ! speake ne moe; mie harte flames yn yttes heste; 

I once was A‘lla; nowe bee notte yttes shade. 

Hanne alle the fuirie of mysfortunes wylle 

Fallen onn mie benned headde I hanne been lla 

stylle. 

Thys alleyn was unburled of alle mie spryte: 

Mie honnoure, honnoure, frownd on the dolce 
wynde, 


Se 


LoverRDE, lord. | UnBuRLED, unarmed. 
| 


| HEsTE, command. Dotcs, soft, gentle. 
BENNED, cursed, tormented. 


316 FELLA; 


Thatte steeked on ytte; nowe wythrage Im pyghte; , 
A brondeous unweere ys mie engyned mynde. 
Mie hommeur yettesomme drybblet joie maie fynde, 
To the Danes woundes I wylle another yeve; 
Whanne thos mie rennome and mie peace ys rynde, 44 
Itte were a recrandize to thyncke toe lyve ; 
Mie huscarles, untoe everie asker telle, 
Gyffe noblie Alla lyved, as noble Alla felle. 
Stabbeth hys breste. 


SERVITOURE. 
ZElla ys sleene; the flower of Englonde’s marrde! 
ZELLA. 


Be stylle: stythe lette the chyrches rynge mie 
knelle. 


DrvyaBLet, inconsiderable. 
YEVE, give. 


STEEKED, stealed. 
PYGHTE, /fortured. 
UNWEERE, fempes?. Rynpe, ruined. 
ENGYNED, racked. RECRANDIZE, cowardice. 
HoMMEDR, honour. HuscaRLEs, servants. 


ae ee 


Ges PE gn AE LTT LE. I CLIT LT TG TE eit 
’ . — SA ey 


ENTERLUDE. 


A TRAGYCAL 


Call hyther brave Coernyke; he, as warde 
Of thys mie Brystowe castle, wylle doe welle. 
Knelle ryngeth. 


AELLA, EGWINA, SERVYTOURE, | 
COERNY KE. 


FELLA. 


Thee I ordeyne the warde ; so alle maie telle. 

I have botte lyttel tym to dragge thys lyfe; 
ea22%Mie lethal tale, alyche a lethalle belle, 

Dynne yn the eares of her I wyschd mie wyfe! 


Botte, ah! shee maie bee fayre. 


EGWINA. 


Yatte shee moste bee, 


Ah! saie notte soe; yatte worde woulde Aélla dobblie 


slee. 


CORSET SE EE ae 


LETHALLE, deadly. 


\ Wryscub, wished, 
DYNNE, sound. 


FELLA, EGWINA, SERVYTOURE, 
COERNYKE, BIRTHA, HURRA. 


AE LLA. 
Ah! Birtha here! 
BIRTHA. 


Whatte dynne ys thys? whatte menes yis leathalle 
knelle > 
Where ys mie Alla? speeke; where? howe ys hee? 
Oh ‘lla! art thou yanne alyve and welle! 
FELLA. 
J lyve yndeed; botte doe notte lyve for thee. 
BIRTHA. 
Whatte menes mie Aélla? 
ALLLA. 


Here mie meneynge see. 


SGI ST Ng Sole EE ITT FET ESF PLR TE FEM sabes 


A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 819 


Thie foulness urged mie honde to gyve thys wounde, 


Ytte mee unsprytes. 
BIRTHA, 
Y tte hathe unspryted‘mee. 
ELLA. 


Ah heavens! mie Birtha fallethe to the grounde! 


Jotte yette Iam a manne, and so wylle bee. 
HURRA. 


Alla! Tamme a Dane; botte yette a friende to thee. 
Thys damoyselle I founde wythynne a woode, 
Strevynge fulle harde anenste a burled swayne: 

[ sente hym myrynge ynne mie compheeres blodde, 
Celmonde hys name, chief of thie warrynge trayne. 


Yis damoiselle soughte to be here agayne; 


Myrynce, wallowing. 


. UNSPRYTES, unesoxls, 
BURLED, armed, | 


} COMPHEERES, companions. 


320 JELLA; 


The whyche, albeytte foemen, wee dydd wylle ; 
So here wee broughte her wythe you to remayne. 


COERNIKE. 
Yee nobylle Danes! wythe goulde I wyll you fylle. 
ZELLA. 


Birtha, mie lyfe! mie love! oh! she ys fayre. 
Whatte faultes coulde Birtha have; whatte faultes 


coulde Aélla feare ° 
BIRTHA. 


Amm I yenne thyne? I cannotte blame thie feere. 
Botte doe reste mee uponne mie AZlla’s breaste ; 

I wylle to thee bewryen the woefulle gare. 
Celmonde dyd comme to mee at tyme of reste. 
Wordeynge for mee to flie, att your requeste, 


To Watchette towne, where you deceasynge laie; 


BewRryEN, declare. | WorDEYNGE, bringing me word. 
GARE, cause. 


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A TRAGYCAL ENTERLUDE. 321 a 


I wyth hym fledde; thro’ amurke wode we preste, 
Where hee foule love unto mie eares dyd saie: 


The Danes— 


AA LLA. 


Oh! I die contente.— dieth. 


BIRTHA. 


Oh! ys mie Alla dedde? 


Oh !'I wyll make hys grave mie vyrgyn spousal bedde. 


Birtha feyncteth. 
COERNYKE. 


Whatte? /Ella deadde! and Birtha dyynge toe! 

Soe falles the fayrest flourettes of the playne. 
~Who canne unplyte the wurchys heaven can doe, 

Or who untweste the role of shappe yn twayne? 


fiilla, thie rennome was thie onlie gayne; 


Murkg, dark. | Wourcuys, works. 


| 


UNPLYTE, unfold. SHAPPE, fare. 
RENNOME, renown. 


Vou. I, »'s 


JEL LA: 


For yette, thie pleasaunce, and thie joie was loste, 
Thie countrymen shall rere thee on the playne, 
A pyle of carnes, as anie grave can boaste: 
Further, a just amede to thee to bee, 

Inne heaven thou synge of Godde, on erthe we'lle 


synge of thee. 


CARNES, Stones. | Amepe, reward. 


Ty ee Pa Sega ET Cys” Ta ie bind 
4 ae a me rs 


GODDCAYD R : 


A Tragendte, 


Gp ChemMasS ROMILCIFE. 


Transcribed by Mr. Catcott from a poem in Chatterton’s 


hand-writing. [See p. 2.] 


i lah Smear 3 = ” : FR Ee eH ee a 
Lie eas alee SRE ARAB TCT 5 z SS 


PROLOGUE, 


Made bie Maistre FILLIAM CANYNGE. 


Whylomme bie pensmenne moke ungentle name 

Have upon Goddwynne Erle of Kente bin layde, 
Dherebie benymmynge hymme of faie and fame; 
Unhiart divinistres haveth saide, 

Thatte he was knowen toe noe hallie wurche; 


Botte thys was all hys faulte, he gyfted ne the churche. 


The aucthoure of the piece whiche we enacte, 


Albeytte a clergyon, trouthe’wyll wrytte. 


Wuytomms, of o/d, formerly. DIVINISTRES, divines, clergymen, 


PENSMENNE, Wrifers, historians. monks. 

Moke, much. Hatz, holy. 
UNGENTLE, inglorious. Wuorcue, work. 
BENYMMYNGE, bereaving. NE, not. 

Fare, faith. AUCTHOURE, author. 


UNLIART, unforgiving. Crercyon, clerk, or clergyman. 


PROLOGUE. 


Inne drawynge of hys menne no wytte ys lackte; 
Entyn a kynge mote bee full pleased to nyghte. 
Attende, and marcke the partes nowe to be done; 


Wee better for toe doe do champyon* ante onne. 


ENTYN, even. | CHAMPYON, chadlenge. 
MoTE, might. | 


* No instance of this verb has yet been adduced from a writer earlier than 
Shakespeare. 


PAP RET Tene 
SRS ROMS i a  empmmaee aes ce R RRR e A E SS ial, eS Pn as 


GODDWYN; 
A TRAGE DT EB: 


PERSONS REPRESENTED. 


HAROLDE, bie T. ROWLEIE, the Aucthoure. 
GODDWYN, bie JOHAN DE ISCAMME. 
ELWARDE, bie SYRR THYBBOT GORGES. 
ALSTAN, bie SYRR ALAN DE VERE 


KYNGE EDWARDE, bie MASTRE WILLYAM CANYNGE, 
Odhers bie Knyghtes Mynstrelles. 


GODDWYN anv HAROLDE. 
GODDWYN. 
Harolde ! 
HAROLDE. 
Mie loverde! 


GODDWYN. 


O! I weepe to thyncke, 
What foemen ryseth to ifrete the londe. : 


| Irrere, devour, destroy. 


LovERDE, /ord, 


328 GODDWYVN; 


Theie batten onne her fleshe, her hartes bloude 
dryncke, 


And all ys graunted from the roieal honde. 72 ‘i Be 


HAROLDE. 
Lette notte thie agreme blyn, ne aledge* stonde; 
Bee I toe wepe, I wepe in teres of gore: 5 i 


Am I betrassed, syke shulde mie burlie bronde <2*¥ 


Depeyncte the wronges on hym from whom I bore. 


GODDWYN. 


I ken thie spryte ful welle; gentle thou art, 


a 


Stringe, ugsomme, TOU, as smethynge armyes seeme ; 


pi re mpreeeomnareeee 


BATTEN, fatten. Dereynctr, paint, display. 


AGREME, grievance. SPRYTE, soz. 


EE 


Biyn, CCASE, be still. STRINGE, STFONL. 


UcsomMe, terrible. 
Rov, horrid, grim. 
SMETHYNGE, smoking, bleeding. 


ALEDGE, 7dly. 
BETRASSED, deceived, imposed on. | 
SYKE, so. 


Buruit, fury, anger, rage. 


* Unintelligible. Mr. Bryant supposed it to have been written adelege, which 


he says is analogous to the Saxon adverb ydelech, and corresponds to Chatterton’s 
interpretation. 


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Yett efte, I feare, thie chefes toe grete.a parte, 
And that thie rede bee efte borne downe bie breme. 


What tydynges from the kynge! 
HAROLDE. 


His Normans know. 
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GODDWYN. 


Ah Harolde! tis a syghte of myckle woe, 


To kenne these Normannes everich rennome gayne. 
What tydynge withe the foulke? | 


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EGA IRS 


Erte, oft. 
CueEres, heat, rashness. 


REDE, council, wisdom. 


COMPHEERE, companion. 
SHEMRYNGE, taudry, glimmering. 
FOULKE, people. 


BREME, strength, also strong. SHAP, fate, destiny. 


CALKE, cast. 


GODDWYN; 


Hane Englonde thenne a tongue, butte notte a 
stynge? 
Dothe alle compleyne, yette none wylle ryghted 


beer 
GODDWYN. 


Awayte the tyme whanne Godde wylle sende us 
ayde. 


HAROLDE. 


No, wemuste streve to ayde oureselves wyth powre. 
Whan Godde wylle sende us ayde! tis fetelie 


a a rated ae 
fie 2 SLY 


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prayde. af 
Moste we those calke awaie the lyve-longe howre? i 


Thos croche oure armes, and ne toelyve cays ne, 


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Unburled, undelievre, unespryte? 
Far fro mie harte be fled thyk thoughte of peyne, 


Ile free mie countrie, or [lle die yn fyghte. 


CSTE 


Fereviz, nobly. UNBURLED, swarmed. 
UNDELIEVRE, unactive. 
CrocueE, cross, from crouche, a cross. UNESPRYTE, wmspirited. 
DAREYNGB, attempt, or endeavour. Tuyk, such, 


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A TRAGEDITIE. 


GODDWYN. 


Botte lette us wayte untylle somme season fytte. 
Mie Kentyshmen, thie Summertons shall ryse ; 

inane “Adented prowess to the vite of witte, +7202 
Agayne the argent horse shall daunce yn skies. 

+. Oh Harolde, heere forstraughteynge wanhope lies. 
Englonde, oh Englonde, tis for thee I blethe. 
Whylste Edwarde to thie sonnes wylle nete alyse, 
Shulde anie of thie sonnes fele aughte of ethe? 
Upponne the trone I sette thee, helde thie crowne; 

Botte oh! twere hommage nowe to pyghte thee downe. 

Thou arte all preeste, and notheynge of the kynge. 
Thou arte alle Norman, nothynge of mie blodde. 
Know, ytte beseies thee notte a masse to synge ; 


Servynge thie leegefolcke thou arte servynge 


Godde. 
ADENTED, fastened, annexed. BLetHE, d/eed. 
PRowEssS, might, power. Atyse, allow. 
GitE, mantle, or robe. ETHE, ease. 
ARGENT, white, alluding to the arms TRONE, throne. 
of Kent, a horse saliant, argent. PycuTe, pluck. 
ForsTRAUGHTEYNGE, distraction. BEsE1ES, becomes. 


WANHOPR, despair. A LEEGEFOLCKE, subjects. 


GODDWYN; 


HAROLDE. 


Thenne Ille doe heaven a servyce. To the skyes 
“The dailie contekes of the londe ascende. 
The wyddowe, fahdrelesse, and bondemennes cries#*™ 
Acheke the mokie aire and heaven astende.* @¢ 7" 
On us the rulers doe the folcke depende; 
Hancelled from erthe these Normanne hyndes 
shalle bee; | a 
«| Lyche a battently low, mie swerde shalle brende; Aaah 
Lyche fallynge softe rayne droppes, I wyll hem 
slea; | 
Wee wayte too longe; oure purpose wylle defayte ; ; cake 
~.Aboune the hyghe empryze, and rouze the cham-9.. 


pyones strayte. 


GODDWYN. 

Thie suster— 
CoNTEKES, contentions, complaints. BATTENTLIE, dond roaring. 
ACHEKE, choke. Low, flame of fire. 
Moxiz, dark cloudy. BRENDE, burn, consume. 
ASTENDE, astound, astonish. DeFrayTE, decay, fail. 
HANCELLED, cut off, destroyed. ABOUNE, make ready. 
NoRMANNE, Slaves. EMPRYZE, enterprize. 


* Unauthorised. 


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A’ 'TRAGEDTE. 


HAROLDE. 


Aye, I knowe, she is his queene. 
Albeytte, dyd shee speeke her foemen fayre, 
émaf.A Wulde dequace her comlie semlykeene, 


And foulde mie bloddie anlace yn her hayre. 
GODDWYN. 


_je~ Thye fhuir blyn, 


HAROLDE. 


No, bydde the leathal mere, 
“Upriste withe hiltrene wyndes and cause unkend, .” 
Beheste it to be lete; so twylle appeare, 


Kere Harolde hyde hys name, his countries friende. 


ALBEYTTE, notwithstanding. LeaTuHat, deadly. 


ForMEN, foes. Merg, Jake. 
DEQUACE, mangle, destroy. 


SEMLYKEENE, beauty, countenance. 
ANLACE, an ancient sword. 
Fuuir, fury. 


BLYN, cease. 


UpRISTE, swollen. 
HILTRENE, hidden. 
UNKEND, unknown. 


BEHESTE, command. 


334 GODDWYN; 


The gule-steynct brygandyne, the adventayle, 


The feerie anlace brede shal make mie gare paev ays 
GODDWYN, 
Harolde, what wuldest doe? 
HAROLDE. 


Bethyncke thee whatt. 


Here liethe Englonde, all her drites unfree, © 7 bo /°%™ 
Here liethe Normans coupynge her bie lotte, +.# ti 


Caltysnyng everich native plant to gre, ¢?e 
Whatte wouldeI doe? I brondeous wulde hem slee ; 
Tare owte theyre sable harte bie ryghtefulle breme .§ Hi 
Theyre deathe a menes untoe mie lyfe shulde bee, 
Mie spryte shulde revelle yn theyr harte-blodde 


streme. 5 Snug le 
a) 
Lere, still. | Drives, droits, rights, liberties. 
GULE-STEYNCT, red-stained. CoupyNGE, eutting, mangling. 
BRYGANDYNE, ADVENTAYLE, parts of || CaLTYSNYNG, forbidding, restraininge 
armour. GRE, grow. 
Breve, broad: BRONDEOUS, furious. 


GARE, cause. BREME, strength. 


ER RE Tene ee EET TOE I Ne TIE 
: at S pS oa : : yy. 


A TRAGEDIE. 


Eftsoones 1 wylle bewryne mie rage fulle ire, 


And Goddis anlace weilde yn furie dyre. 
GODDWYN. 
Whatte wouldest thou wythe the kynge? 


HAROLDE. 


Take offe hys crowne; 
The ruler of somme mynster hym ordeyne; 
Sette uppe som dygner than I han pyghte downe; 


And peace in Englonde shulde be brayd agayne. 
i GODDWYN. 


No, lette the super-hallie seyncte kynge reyene, 


)»2-¢x Ande somme moe reded rule the untentyff reaulme; 


Brayb, displayed. 


BrewRYNe, declare. 
SUPER-HALLIE, over-righteous 


ANLACE, sword. 


REDED, counselled, more wise. 


Untentyrr, uncarefull, neglected. 


MyNSTER, monastery. 
DYGNER, more worthy. 


PycnTe, pulled, plucked. 


GODDWYN; 


Kynge Edwarde, yn hys cortesie, wylle deygne 

To yielde the spoiles, and alleyne “were the conan 
heaulme : 

Botte from mee harte bee everych thoughte of 
gayne, 


| Not anie of mie kin I wysche him to ordeyne, 
HAROLDE, 


Tell me the meenes, I wylle boute ytte strayte ; 


Bete mee to slea mieselfe, ytte shalle be done. 
GODDWYN. 


To thee I wylle swythynne the menes unplayte, *— ee 

Bie whyche thou, Harolde, shalte be proved mie 
sonne. 

I have longe seen whatte peynes were undergon, 


Whatte agrames braunce out from the general tree; 


ALLEYNE, alone. SWYTHYNNE, presently, 
WERE, wear. UNPLAYTE, explain. 
Bete, bid, command. AGRAMES, grievance. 


SieA, slay. ! Brauncs, branch. 


ii WAP ae ARNE ete oe ETT TT OL TE LPR, Te Soa BB 


pI 


A TRAGEDIE. 337 


: The tyme ys commynge, whan the mollock gron 

.,.) Drented of alle yts swolynge owndes shalle bee; 
Motos, ah 

r Mie remedie is goode; our menne shall ryse ; 


Eftsoons the Normans and owre agrame flies. 
HAROLDE: 


I will to the West, and gemote alle mie knyghtes, 
Wythe bylles that pancte for blodde, and sheeldes 
as brede 


Ads the ybroched moon, when blaunch she dyghtes 


oo = 
=m a 
e Oe 


The wodeland grounde or water-mantled mede ; 
Wythe hondes whose myghte canne make the 
doughtiest. blede, 
] Who efte have knelte upon forslagen foes, 


Whoe wythe yer fote orrests a castle-stede, 


GEMOTE, assemble. 
BREDE, broad, 


MoLtock, Wer, moist. YBROCHED, horned 
Gron, fen, moor, | BLAUNCH, white. 
DRENTED, drained. DvycutTes, decks. 
SWOLYNGE, swelling. DovucuTIEst, mightiest, most valiant. 
OwnDES, waves. ForsLAGEN, slain. 
AGRAME, griepance. ORRESTS, oversets. 
| 
i 


CASTLE-STEDE, a castle. 


Vou. II. 


GODDWYN; 


Who dare on kynges for to bewrecke yiere woes ; 
Nowe wylle the menne of Englonde haile the daie, 
Whan Goddwypn leades them to the ryghtfalle fraie. 


GODDWYN. 


Botte firste we'll call the loverdes of the West, Oe 
The erles of Mercia, Conventrie and all; 
The moe wee gayne, the gare wylle prosper beste, 


Wythe syke a nomber wee can never fall. 
HAROLDE. 


True, so wee sal doe best to lyncke the chayne,. 
And alle attenes the spreddynge kyngedomme 
bynde. 


No crouched champyone wythe an harte moe 


o 
feygne, — 

EES 
BEWRECKE, revenge. CroucHED CHAMPYONE, one who takes 
LovERDES, /ords. up the cross in order to fight againss 
GARE, cause. the Saracens. 


ATTENES, af once, FEYGNE, willing. 


SA A ein...) RRR IR chin, hae Nine os May ET RY 
a ads : PECAN ae 


A TRAGEDILE. 


Dyd yssue owte the hallie swerde to fynde, 

Than I nowe strev to ryd mie londe of peyne. 

Goddwyn, what thanckes owre laboures wylle en- 
hepe ! 

[lle ryse mie friendes unto the bloddie pleyne ; 

Tlle wake the honnoure thatte ys nowe aslepe. | o 

When wylle the chiefes mete atte thie feastive halle, 


That I wythe voice alowde maie there upon’em calle? 
GODDWYN. 
Next eve, my sonne. 
HAROLDE. 


Nowe, Englonde, ys the tyme, 
Whan thee or thie felle foemens cause moste die. 
»e 2’ Thie geason wronges bee reyne ynto theyre pryme ; 
Now wylle thie sonnes unto thie succoure flie. 


Alyche a storm egederinge yn the skie, 


HAtulz, holy. REYNE, run, shot up. 
ENHEPE, heap upon us. EGEDERINGE, assembling, gathering. 
GEASON, rare, extraordinary, strange, 


340 GODDWYN; 
| “'Tys fulle ande brasteth on the chaper grounde; Ary 
Sycke shalle mie fhuirye on the Normans fhe, h 
And alle theyre mittee menne be sleene arounde. 
Nowe, nowe, wylle Harolde or oppressionne falle, 


Ne moe the Englyshmenne yn vayne for hele shal | 7, 


calle. 
Se ES 
x hay 25 ° 
BrASTETH, $ursteth. SLEENE, s/ain. 
CHAPER, dry, barren. HELE, help. 


MITTEE, mighty. 


Sib SUA RR nn Fal: an ny EN ELS OR ae Sole 9s" Rg 


A TRAGEDIE. 


KYNGE. EDWARDE anp urs QUEENE. 
: QUEENE. 


Botte, loverde, whie so manie Normannes here? 
Mee thynckethe wee bee notte yn Englyshe londe, 
These browded straungers alwaie doe appere, 
Theie parte yor trone, and sete at your ryghte 


honde. 
KYNGE. 


Go to, goe to, you doe ne understonde: 
vu*Theie yeave mee lyffe, and dyd mie bowkie kepe ; 
Theie dyd mee feeste, and did embowre me gronde; 


To trete hem ylle wulde lette mie kyndnesse slepe. 


Loverpe, Jord, 1 Trone, throne. 
BRowDep, embroidered ; it is conjectured || YEAVE, give. 
embroidery was not used in England | BowKIE, person, body. 


til] Henry ye | EMBOWRE, lodge. 


' 


GODDWYN; 


QUEENE. 


‘Mancas* you have yn store, and to them parte ; 


Youre leege-folcke make moke dole, you have theyr 


worthe asterte. T 


I heste no rede of you. I ken mie friendes. 


KY NGE. 


Hallie dheie are, fulle ready mee to hele. Az: 


Theyre volundes are ystorven to selfendes; 4: 


A 


No denwere yn mie breste I of them fele: 


I muste to prayers; goe yn, and you do wele; 


I muste ne lose the dutie of the daie ; 


Go inne go ynne, ande viewe the azure rele, 


Fulle welle I wote you have noe mynde toe praie. 


Mancas, marks. 


LEEGE-FOLCKE, subjects. 


Moke, much. 
Doe, lamentation. 


Hee, help. 

VotunpDsEs, wills, 
YsTORVEN, dead. 
DENWERE, doubt. 


ASTERTE, neglected, or passed by. Revit evenee 
> e 


Heste, ask, 


%* Mancas were small Saxon coins. 


+ Unintelligible. 


ES Te ; 
RY EAS Sec ey GIN bE NT 
4 re 


A TRAGEDIE. 
QUEENE, 


I leeve youe to doe hommage heaven-were ; 


To serve yor leege-folcke toe is doeynge hommage 


there. 


KYNGE awnp SYR HUGHE. 
KY NGE. 


Mie friende, Syr Hughe, whatte tydynges brynges 


thee here ? 


HUGHE. 
(«4.2 There is no mancas yn mie loverdes ente; 
The hus dyspense unpaied doe appere; 


The laste receivure ys eftsoones dispente. 


LTE 
——————————— 
HEAVEN-WERE, heaven. ward, or God- || DyspENSE, expence. 
ward. RECEIVURE, recezpt. 
Henvte, purse, used here probably as a EFTSOONES, 5007. 
treasury. DisrENnTE, expended. 


Hus, house. 


eaUee SS 


GODDWYN; 
KYNGE. 


Thenne guylde the Weste. 
HUGHE, 


Mie loverde, I dyd speke 
Untoe the mitte Erle Harolde of the thynge; 


He raysed hys honde, and smote me onne the cheke, 


Saieynye, go beare thatte message to the kynge, 
KYNGE. 


Arace hym of hys powere : bie Goddis worde, | 
Ne moe thatte Harolde shal] ywield the erlies swerde, Jw ort) 


HUGHE. 


Atte seeson fytte, mie loverde, lette itt bee ‘ 


Botte nowe the folcke doe soe enalse hys name, gyp/+p-wt! . 


catnuminninnienee i 
—_———— ae, 


MITTE, 2 contraction of mighty. 
ARACE, divest, 


| ENALSE, embrace. 


ET Te em ES SRR ET TOT OTTO TS NE 
bit is ae. SERIES. ie RT ISDS 


A’ TRAGEDTE. 345 


Inne strevvynge to slea hymme, ourselves we slea; 


Syke ys the doughtyness of hys grete fame. 
KYNGE. 


Hughe, I bethyncke, thie rede ys notte to blame. 
Botte thou maiest fynde fulle store of marckes yn 
Kente. 


HUGHE. 


Mie noble loverde, Godwynn ys the same ; 


He sweeres he wylle notte swelle the Normans ent. 


KY NGE. 


Ah traytoure! botte mie rage I wylle commaunde. 
Thou arte a Normanne, Hughe, a straunger to the 


launde. 


Thou kenneste howe these Englysche erle doe bere 


Such stedness in the yll and evylle thynge, 


ENT, purse. 
STEDNESS, firmness, steadfasiness. 


| DouGuHTYNEss, mightiness. 
REDE, counsel, 


GODDWYN; 


Botte atte the goode theie hover yn denwere, guz 


af ore . 


;Onknowlachynge gif thereunto to clynge. 
HUGHE. 


Onwordie syke a marvelle of a kynge! 
O Edwarde, thou deservest purer leege;  Axom*4* 


To thee heie shulden al theire mancas brynge; 


Thie nodde should save menne, and thie glomb (+47 
forslege. | 


I amme no curriedowe, I lacke no wite, ®e<v 477 
I speke whatte bee the trouthe, and whatte all see is 
ryghte. 


KY NGE. 


Thou arte a hallie manne, I doe thee pryze. 


Denwere, doubt, suspence. || Groms, frown. 
ONKNOWLACHYNGE, not knowing. Forsiece, Kill. 
OnworDIE, unworthy. CurriEDOWE, flatierer. 
MARVELLE, wonder. Wire, reward. 
LEEGE, homage, obeysance. Haire, holy. 


HEIE, they. | 


m és Deghdneh tant — _ ‘ 
Titer ae SST ea OS EEE OE CY cee Ee AB nde 
i ahs sf : reo” iat 


A TRAGEDIE. 347 


Comme, comme, and here and hele mee ynn mie 
praires. 

Fulle twentie mancas I wylle thee alise, 

And twayne of hamlettes to thee and thie heyres. 

Soe shalle all Normannes from mie londe be fed, 


Theie alleyn have syke love as to acquyre yer bredde. | 


HELE, help. HAMLETTES, manors. 
ALLEYN, alone. 


A.IsE, allow. 


GODDWYN; 


CHORUS, 


To GODDWYN, a TRAGEDIE. 


Whan Freedom, dreste yn blodde-steyned veste, 


To everie knyghte her warre-songe sunge, 


Uponne her hedde wylde wedes were spredde; 


A gorie anlace bye her honge. 


She daunced onne the heathe; 


She hearde the voice of deathe; 


Pale-eyned affryghte, hys harte of sylver hue, 


In vayne assayled her bosomme to acale; }te 


She hearde onflemed the shriekynge voice of woe, 


And sadnesse ynne the owlette shake the dale. 


She shooke the burled speere, - 


On hie she jeste her sheelde, 


ANLACE, sword. 


ASSAYLED, endeavoured. 


ACALE, freeze. 


ONFLEMED, undismayed. 


BURLED, armed, pointed. 
JESTE, hoisted on high, raised. 
FormeEn, foes, enemies. 
FLIzzE, filly. 


Be MI a AN a we NR iM Aaa RRs 


A TRAGEDIE. 


Her foemen all appere, 
“Yiu, And flizze alonge the feelde. 
Power, wythe his heafod straught ynto the skyes, 
Hys speere a sonne-beame, and hys sheelde a starre, 
Alyche twaie brendeynge gronfyres rolls hys eyes, | 
Chaftes with hys yronne feete and soundes to war. " 
fi She syttes upon a rocke, 
She bendes before hys speere, 
She ryses from the shocke, 
Wieldynge her owne yn ayre. 
Harde as the thonder dothe she drive ytte on, 
Wytte scillye wympled gies ytte to hys crowne, 
Hys longe sharpe speere, ‘hys spreddynge sheelde ys 
gon, 


He falles, and fallynge rolleth thousandes down. 


HearoD, head. CHAFTES, beats, stamps. 
STRAUGHT, stretched. SciLLyE, closely. 

AtycueE, Jike, WYMPLED, mantled, covered. 
TWale, two. GIES, guides. 

BRENDEYNGE, flaming. Burp, armed, 


GRONFYRES, mefeors. ARIST, arose, 


350 GODDWYN; 


War, goare-faced-war, bie envie burld arist, 
Hys feerie heaulme noddynge to the ayre, 


Tenne bloddie arrowes ynne hys streynynge fyste— 


HeautMe, helmet. 


ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS. 


Bie T.. ROWLETE. 


BOOKE If. i : 


This Poem is printed from a single sheet in Chatterton’s 
hand-writing, communicated by Mr. Barrett, who received 
at from Chatterton. 


Whanne Scythyannes, salvage as the wolves theie 
chacde, 

Peyncted in horrowe formes bie nature dyghte, 

Heckled yn beastskyns, slepte uponne the waste, 

And wyth the morneynge rouzed the wolfe to 
fyghte, 

Swefte as descendeynge lemes of roddie lyghte 


Plonged to the hulstred bedde of laveynge seas, 


a, 


Booke Itt. I will éndeavour to get the HECKLED, wrapped. 


remainder of these poems. (Chatter ton.) LEMES, rays. 
Horrowe, unseemly, disagreeable, Hutstrebd, hidden, secret. 


Dycute, dressed, LAVENNCE, washing. 


| 
14 
ia 


852 


ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS. 


Gerd the blacke mountayn okes yn drybblets 
twighte, . 
a 


And ranne yn thougchte alonee the azure mees, »” 
y S Ss ) 


Whose eyne dyd feerie sheene, like blue-hayred defs, * 


‘pit 


That dreerie hange upon Dover’s emblaunched clefs. 


Soft boundeynge over swelleynge azure reles 


The salvage natyves sawe a shyppe appere ; 


An uncouthe denwere to theire bosomme steles 


Theyre myghte ys knopped ynne the froste of fere. 


The headed javlyn lisseth here and there; 


Theie stonde, theie ronne, theie loke wyth eger | 


eyne; 


The shyppes sayle, boleynge wythe the kyndelie * 


ayre, 


Ronneth to harbour from the beatynge bryne; 


GERD, broke; rent. 
DryBBLeEts, small pieces. 
TwicnuTe, pulled, rent. 
MEEs, meadows. 
DEFS, vapours, meteors. 
EMBLAUNCHED, whitened. 
RELES, ridges, rising waves. 


UncouTHE, DENWERE, unknown tre- 
THOUT » ; 

KnopreD, fastened, chained, congealed, 
rather, nipped. 

LisseTH, boundeth. 


BoLeynGE, swelling. 


ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS, 353 


Theie dryve awaie aghaste, whanne to the stronde 
‘A burled Trojan lepes, wythe Morglaien sweerde yn 


honde. 


Hymme followede eftsoones hys compheeres, whose 
swerdes 
S Glestred lyke gledeynge starres yn frostie nete, 
Hayleynge theyre captayne in chirckynge wordes 
Kynge of the lande, whereon theie set theyre fete. 
The greete kynge Brutus thanne theie dyd hym 
erecte} 


Prepared for battle, mareschalled the fyghte ; 


Theie urged the warre, the natyves fledde, as flete 
As fleaynge cloudes that swymme before the syghte ; 
| Tyll tyred wythe battles, for to ceese the fraie, 


Theie uncted Brutus kynge, and gave the Trojanns 


Swale. 
89 EEE ETT EE) 
BURLED, armed. || CHIRCKYNGE, a confused noise. 
COMPHEERES, companions. 1 Uncrep, anointed. 


GLEDEYNGE, Jived. 


Vou. I, Aa 


ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS. 


Twayne of twelve years han lemed up the myndes, 
Leggende the salvage unthewes of theire breste, bade 
Improved in mysterk warre, and itis te, 
kyndes, OR 
Whenne Brute from Brutons sonke to xterne reste. 


Eftsoons the gentle Locryne was possest 


Of swaie, and vested yn the paramente; 

Halceld the bykrous Huns, who dyd infeste 

Hys wakeynge kyngdom wyth a foule intente; 

As hys broade swerde oer Homberres heade was 
honge, 

He tourned toe ryver wyde, and roarynge rolled 


alonge. 


He wedded Gendolyne of roieal sede, 
Upon whose countenance rodde healthe was spreade ; 
Bloushing, alyche the scarlette of her wede, “2224 


She sonke to pleasaunce on the marryage bedde. 


LeMen, enlightened. PARAMENTE, a princely robe. 
LEGGENDE, alloyed. Hatcen, defeated. 
UnTHEwEs, savage barbarity. ByKROUS, warring. 
MYSTERK, mystic. ALYCHE, dike. 


LyMMED, polished. WEDE, garment. 


SP UR a pacman ao 1 og AMR RR ala ced, RNa Pa Was 


ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS. $55 
Eftsoons her peacefull joie of mynde was fledde; 
j woe EIstrid ametten with the kynge Locryne; 
Unnombered beauties were upon her shedde, 
Moche fyne, moche fayrer thanne was Gendolyne; 
The mornynge tynge, the rose, the lillie floure, 
In ever ronneyngé race on her dyd peyncte theyre 
4 powere. | | 
The gentle suyte of Locryne gayned her love; 
Theie lyved soft momentes to a swotie age; 
Eft wandringe yn the coppyce, delle, and grove, A 
Where ne one eyne mote theyre disporte engage ; 
There dydde theie tell the merrie lovynge fage, 
Croppe the prymrosen floure to decke theyre 
headde; 
The feerie Gendolyne yn woman rage 
b abdes Gemoted warriours to bewreck her bedde; 
Theie rose; ynne battle was greete Locryne sleene; 


The faire Elstrida fledde from the enchafed queene. 


AMETTEN, met with. GEMOTED, assembled. 
SWOTIE, sqwee?. BEWRECK, revenge. 
Ert, off. ENCHAFED, heated, enraged. 


Face, a tale. 


J 


356 ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS. 


A tye of love, adawter fayre she hanne, 
Whose boddeynge morneyng shewed a fayre daie, 
| Her fadre Locrynne, once an hailie manne. 
Wyth the fayre dawterre dydde she haste awaie, 
To where the Western mittee pyles of claie @: 
| | Arise ynto the cloudes, and doe them beere; 
There dyd Elstrida and Sabryna staie; 
The fyrste tryckde out a whyle yn warryours 
gratch and gear, 

Vyncente was she ycleped, butte fulle soone fate 

Sente deathe, to telle the dame, she was notte yn 


regrate. 


The queene Gendolyne sente a gyaunte knyghte, 
Whose doughtie heade swepte the emmertleynge 

skies, é Fbees € VUE < Z 
To slea her wheresoever she shulde be pyghte, » ben 
Eke everychone who shulde her ele emprize. Aety 


BoppEyncE, budding, EMMERTLEYNGE, glittering. 
MITTEE, mightie. PYGHTE, settled. 
Gratcu, apparel. Exe, help. 


REGRATE, esteem, favour. EMPRIZE, adventure. 


i STUNT RR ee gaeon ae : Sie ema ain Sat a EM A 
Nbr.’ ¢ fi a pias 155 cM 


re Es 


ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS. 


Swefte as the roareynge wyndes the gyaunte flies, 

Stayde the loude wyndes, and shaded reaulmes yn 
nyghte, 

Stepte over cytties, on meint acres lies, 

Meeteynge the herehaughtes of morneynge lighte ; 

Tyll mooveynge to the Weste, myschaunce hys gye, 


He thorowe warriours gratch fayre Elstrid did espie. 


He tore a ragged mountayne from the grounde, 
bs / Harried uppe noddynge forrests to the skie, 
Thanne wythe a fuirie, mote the erthe astounde, 

To meddle ayre he lette the mountayne flie. 

The flying wolfynnes sente a yelleynge crie; 

Onne Vyncente and Sabryna felle the mount; 

To. lyve eternalle dyd theie eftsoones die; 

i Thorowe the sandie grave boiled up the pourple 
founte, 

On a broade grassie playne was layde the hylle, 


Staieynge the rounynge course of meint a limmed 


rylle. 
HEREHAUGHTES, heralds, harbingers. STOUNDE, astonish. 


MEINT, many, | HarRIED, fost. 
1 DB 
1 
H 


GYE, guide, LiMMED, glassy, reflecting. 


Leccen, /esson, allay. 


358 ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS. 


The goddes, who kenned the actyons of the wyghte, 
T’o leggen the sadde happe of twayne so fayre, 
Houton dyd make the mountaine bie theire mighte. 
Forth from Sabryna ran a ryverre cleere, 
¥ f 

i Pe ee é * eee ; oc ae 
Roarynge and rolleynge on yn course bysmare; 
From female Vyncente shotte a ridge of stones, 
Eche syde the ryver rysynge heavenwere ; 
Sabrynas floode was helde ynne Elstryds bones. 
So are theie cleped; gentle and the hynde 
Can telle, that Severnes streeme bie Vyncentes rocke’s 


ywrynde, 


The bawsyn gyaunt, hee who dyd them slee, 
To telle Gendolyne quycklie was ysped; 
Whanne, as he strod alonge the shakeynge lee, 
The roddie levynne glesterrd on hys headde: 
Into hys hearte the azure vapoures spreade; 


He wrythde arounde yn drearie dernie payne; 


Bawsyn, huge, bulky. 


Houton, hollow. Ysprep, dispatched. 
BysmMare, bewildered, curious, 


HEAVENWERE, heaven-ward. 
YWRYNDE, hid, covered. 


RopDIE LEVYNNE, red lightning. 
DERNIE, cruel, 


ta SIN RA a cpa , DEO 
“a Pei oa) SN Re NR toa RIES Ts Wi ie ey 
Pe ia r 


ENGLYSH METAMORPHOSIS. 359 


Whanne from his lyfe-bloode the rodde lemes were 
fed, 
He felle an hepe of ashes on the playne: 
Stylle does hys ashes shoote ynto the lyghte, 
Ai wondrous mountayne hie, and Snowdon ys ytte 


hyghte. 


LuMES, ftames, rays. 


AN EXCELENTE BALADE 


Of CHARITIE. 


As wroten bie the gode Prieste THOMAS ROWLETE, 1464. 


This Poem is printed from a single sheet in Chatterton’s 
hand-writing, communicated by Mr, Barrett 


» who received 
2t from Chatterton. 


In Virgyne the ssveltrie sun gan sheene, 
And hotte upon the mees did caste his raie; 
The apple rodded from its palie greene, 
And the.mole peare did bende the leafy spraie; 


The peede chelandri sunge the lyvelong daie; 


Tuomas Rowtey, fhe author, was || Vireynz, rhe sign of Virgo. 
born at Norton Mal.reward, in Somer- Mees, meads. 


setshire, educated at the Convent of Roppiz, reddened, ripened, 
St. Kenna, at Keynesham, and died at Mo.e, sof? 


Westbury in Gloucestershire. CHELANDRI, pied goldfinch. 


oe b “ iat A he mrs ie on Bah SHE TENT 
TT CNC PS panes sates tee ga 3 Sara nce : PRN WT Pie yaa) ty ; 


OF 


CHARITIE. 361 


“Twas nowe the pryde, the manhode of the yeare, 


And eke the grounde was dighte in its mose defte 
aumere. 


The sun was glemeing in the midde of daie, | 
Deadde still the aire, and éke the welken blue, | 
When from the sea arist in drear arraie 
A hepe of cloudes of sable sullen hue, 
The which full fast unto the woodlande drewe, 

bind} Hiltring attenes the sunnis fetyve face, 


ny the blacke ten npeste swolne and gatherd up apace. 


Beneathe an holme, faste by a pathwaie side, 


Which dide unto Seyncte Godwine’s covent lede, 


1 SEYNCTE Gopwine’s Covent. It 
Diente, drest, arrayed. | would have been charitable, if the 
author had not pointed at personal 
characters in this Balled of Cha- 
rity. The Abbott of St. Godwin’s 
at the time of the writing of this was 
Ralph de Bellomont, a creat stickler 
for the Lancastrian family - Rowley 
was a Yorkist. 


DEFTE, neat, ornamented. 
AUMERE, a loose robe or mantle. 
_ WELKEN, the sky, the atmosphere. 
| ARIST, arose. 
Hiitren, hiding, shrouding. 
ATTENES, at once, 


| Fetyve, beauteous, 


deade ! 


manne! 


UNGENTLE, beggarly. 

WEEDE, dress. 

BrRetFuLt, filled with, 

ALMER, beggar. 

GLOMMED, clouded, dejected. A person 
of some note in the literary world is 
of opinion, that glum and glom are 
modern cant words; and from this 
circumstance doubts the authenti- 
city of Rowley’s Manuscripts. Glum- 


AN EXCELENTE BALADE 


* Unauthorised, and contrary to analogy. 


A hapless pilgrim moneynge dyd abide, 

Pore in his viewe, ungentle in his weede, 

Longe bretful of the miseries of neede, 

Where from the hail-stone coulde the almer* flie ? 


He had no housen theere, ne anie covent nie. 


, | --* Lookinhis glommed face, his sprighte there scanne; 


Howe woe-be-gone, howe withered, forwynd, # 


Haste to thie church-glebe-house, asshrewed — . 


. 2f¥ ot 
Ake Loe F Re 


Haste to thie kiste, thie onlie dortoure bedde, S hte. 


Cale, as the claie whiche will gre on thie hedde, 


mong in the Saxon signifies twilight, 


a dark or dubious light; and the 
modern word gloomy is derived from 
the Saxon glum. 
ForwyND, dry, sapless. 
CHURCH-GLEBE-HOUSE, the grave. 
ASSHREWED, accursed, unfortunate. 
Kise, coffin. 
DorTouRE, dormitory, a sleeping- 


room. 


a AO i NO ae 0. a I Ala RRR ARNT aes 


OF CHARITIE. 


Is.Charitie and Love aminge hiche elves: 
oS oD > 


KCnightis and Barons live for pleasure and themselves, 


The gatherd storme is rype; the bigge drops falle; 
khe forswat meadowes smethe, and drenche the 
raine ; vin 
The comyng ghastness do the cattle pall, 
And the full flockes are drivynge ore the plaine; 
Dashde from the cloudes the waters flott againe; 
The welkin opes; the yellow levynne flies; < «44 


And the hot fierie smothe in the wide lowings dies. 


Liste! ;now the thunder’s rattling clymmynge 
sound 


ire Cheves slowlie on, and then embollen clangs, 


Shakes the hie spyre, and losst, dispended, drown’d, 


AMINGE, among. 
Forswat, sun-burnt. 
SMETHE, smoke. 
DRENCHE, drink. 
GHASTNESS, ghastliness. 


Fort, fly. 

Levynne, lightning. 
SMOTHE, steams, or vapours. 
Lowincs, flames. 
CLYMMYGE, noise. 


Patt, a contraction from appall, to | CHEVES, moves. 


fright, EMBOLLEN, swelled, strengthened. 


AN EXCELENTE BALADE 


Still on the gallard* eare of terroure hanges ; 
The windes are up; the lofty elmen swanges ; 
Agayn the levynne and the thunder poures, 

And the full cloudes are braste attenes in stonen 


showers. 


Spurreynge his palfrie oere the watrie plaine, 
The Abbote of Seyncte Godwynes convente came; 
His chapournette was drented with the reine, 
And his pencte gyrdle met with mickle shame: 
He aynewarde tolde his bederoll at the same; 
The storme encreasen, and he drew aside, 

With the mist almes, craver neere to the‘holme to 


bide. 


GALLIARD, frighted. 


| PENCTE, painted, 
BrasTE, burst. 


HE AYNEWARDETOLDE HIS BEDEROLL, 
he told his beads backwards 3 a figu- 


rative expression to signify cursing. 
Mist, poor, needy. 


CHAPOURNETTE, asmall round hat, 
not unlike the shapournette in heraldry, 
formerly worn by Ecclestastics and 
Lawyers. 


* Gallied is still used in this sense in the country around Bristol, 


OF CHARITIE. 


@ 
His cope was all of Lyncolne clothe so fyne, 
With a gold button fasten’d neere his chynne; 
is autremete was edged with golden twynne, 
And his shoone pyke a loverds mighte haye a 
Full well it shewn he thoughten coste no sinhe: 
The trammels of the palfrye pleasde his sighte, 


For the horse-millanare* his head with roses dighte. 


Cope, cloak. || Honse-mittanare, I belleve this trade 
AUTREMETE, a@ loose white robe, worn | 


is still in being, though but seldom em- 
by Priests. | 


employed. 
SHOONE PYKE, ficked shoe. 


* Mr. Steevens has left a curious note upon this word. 


One morning, while Mr. Tyrwhitt and I were at Bristol, in 1776, we had not 
proceeded far from our lodging, before he found he had left on his table a 
memorandum book which it was necessary he should have about him. He 
therefore returned to fetch it, while I stood still in the very place we parted at, 
looking on the objects about me. By this spot, as I was subsequently assured, 
the young Chatterton would naturally pass to the Charity School on St. Augus- 
tine’s-Back, where he was educated. But whether this circumstance be cor- 
rectly stated or not, is immaterial to the general tendency of the following 
remark. On the spot however where I was standing, our retentive observer 
had picked up an idea which afterwards found its way into his ‘* Excellente 


Balade of Charitie, as wroten bie the gode Prieste Thomas Rowleie. 1464. 
* For the horse-millanare his head with roses dighte.”’ 
The considerate reader must obviously have stared on being informed that 


such aterm, and such a trade had ‘been extant in 1464; but his wonder 


AN EXCELENTE BALADE 


Analmes, sir prieste! the droppynge pilgrim saide, 
O! let me waite within your covente dore, 

Till the sunne sheneth hie above our heade, 

And the loud tempeste of the aire is oer; 

HEpless and ould am I alass! and poor ; 

No house, ne friend, ne moneie in my pouche ; 


All yatte I call my owne is this my silver crouche. 


Varlet, replyd the Abbatte, cease your dinne; 


This is rio season almes and prayers to give; 


A 
Sf £3 
2 


Mie porter never lets a faitour in; | Fes 


None touch mie rynge who not in honour live. 


CROUCHE, crucifix. || Farrour, a beggar or vagabond, 


would have ceased, had he been convinced asI am, that, in a public part of 
Bristol, full in sight of every passer by, was a Sadler’s shop, over which was 
inscribed A or B (no matter which) Horse-Mitiiner. On the outside of 
one of the windows of the same operator, stood (and I suppose yet stands) a 
wooden horse dressed out with ribbons, to explain the nature of orse-millinary. 
We have here perhaps the history of this modern image, which was impressed 
by Chatterton into his description. of an “‘ Abbote of Seyncte Godwynes 


Convente.”’ 


~ : — . RTI NR ON: yer eer 
IP RUS ites as eam eee noe eel FEROS YR PP PER " sas) 7 a 


OF . CHARITIE. 


And now the sonne with the blacke cloudes did 
stryve, 
And shettynge on the grounde his elairie raje, 
The Abbatte spurrde his steede, and eftsoones roadde 


awaie. 


Once moe the skie was blacke, the thounder rolde; 
Faste reyneynge oer the plaine a prieste was seen ; 
Ne dighte full proude, ne buttoned up in golde; 
His cope and jape were eraie, and eke were clene; 
A’ Limitoure he was of order seene; 

And from the pathwaie side then turned hee, 


Where the pore almer laie binethe the holmen tree, 


An almes, sir priest! the droppynge pilgrim sayde, 
Vor sweete Seyncte Marie and your order sake. 
The Limitoure then loosen’d his pouche threade, 


And did thereoute a groate of sylver take: 


SHETTYNGE, shooting. | Jape, a short surplice, worn by Friars 
GLatrit, glaring, i of an inferior class, and secular 


priests. 
| ° . 
{ Limitoure, a licensed begging friar. 


REYNEYNGE, running. 


868 


AN EXCELENTE BALADE. 


The mister pilgrim dyd for halline shake. 


Here take this silver, it maie eathe thie care ; 


We are Goddes stewards all, nete of oure owne we 


bare. 


But ah! unhailie pilgrim, lerne of me, 


Scathe anie give a rentrolle to their Lorde. 


Here take my semecope, thou arte bare I see; 


Tis thyne; the Seynctes will give me mie rewarde. 


He left the pilgrim, and his waie aborde. 


Vyrgynne and hallie Seyncte, who sitte yn gloure, -" 


oa 


Or give the mittee will, or give the gode man power. 


HALuine, joy. 
EATHE, ease. 
- Neve, nought. 


UNHAILIE, unhappy. 


SCATHE, Scarce. 


SEMECOPE, a short under-cloak. 
ABORDE, went on. 

GLourE, glory. 

MITTEE, mighty, rich. 


ze rag y ee anata RM Cle laces cere he an cs Nal A 
CUT AORN i nga ae a ta di , 


Battle of Hastings. 


Vor. II. 


In printing the first of these poems two copies have been 
made use of, both taken from copies of Chatterton’s hand- 
writing, the one by Mr. Catcott, and the other by Mr. 
Barrett. The principal difference between them 1s at the 
end, where the latter has fourteen lines from ver. 550, which 
are wanting inthe former. The second poem is printed from 
a single copy, made by Mr. Barrett from one in Chatterton’s 
hand-writing. 


Tt should be observed, that the Poem marked No. 1, was 
given to Mr. Barrett by Chatterton with the following 
title : “ Battle of Hastings, wrote by Turgot the Monk, a 
Saxon, in the tenth century, and translated by Thomas 
Rowlie, parish preeste of St. Johns in the city of Bristol, 
in the year 1465.— The remainder of the poem I have not 
been happy enough to meet with.” Being afterwards prest 
by Mr. Barrett to produce any part of this poem in the 
original hand-writing, he at last said that he wrote this 
poem himself for a friend; but that he had another, the 
copy of an original by Rowley: and being then desired to - 
produce that other poem, he, after a considerable interval 
of time, brought to Mr. Barrett the poem marked No. 2, 
as far as ver. 530 incl. with the following title; “ Battle 
of Hastyngs by Turgotus, translated by Roulie for W. 
Canynge Esq.” The lines from ver. 531 incl. were brought 
some time after, in consequence of Mr. Barrett's repeated 
solicitations for the conclusion of the poem. 


Ba UR a A amine ome eo, RRR Nd RS aie CDSS Foy MOT ARs 


BATTLE of HASTINGS. 


(No. 1.) 


O Chryste, it is a grief for me to telle, 

How manie a nobil erle and valrous knyghte 
In fyghtynge for Kynge Harrold noblie fell, 
Al sleyne in Hastyngs feeld in bloudie fyghte. 


O sea! our teeming donore han thy floude, 


’ Han anie fructuous entendement, 


Thou wouldst have rose and sank wythtydes of Rance 
Before Duke Wyllyam’s knyghts han hither went ; 


Whose cowart arrows manie erles sleyne, 


And brued the feeld wyth bloude as season rayne, 


ENTENDEMENTEs meaning. 


TEEMING, prolific. | 
BRUED, embrued. 


Fructuous, useful. 


372 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


And of his knyghtes did eke full manie die, 

All passyng hie, of mickle myghte echone, 

Whose poygnant arrowes, typp’d with destynie, 

Caus’d manie wydowes to make myckle mone. 

Lordynges, avaunt, that chycken-harted are, 

From out of hearynge quicklie now departe; 

Full well I wote, to synge of bloudie warre 

Will greeve your tenderlie and mayden harte. 
Go, do the weaklie womman inn mann’s geare, 


And scond your mansion if grymm war come there. 


Soone as the erlie maten belle was tolde, 

And sonne was come to byd us all good daie, 
Bothe armies on the feeld, both brave and bolde, 
Prepar’d for fyghte in champyon arraie. | 
As when two bulles, destynde for Hocktide fyghte, 


Are yoked bie the necke within a sparre, 


Worte, know. . 
4 MATEN, morning. 


GEARE, apparel. 
ea te SPARRE, enclosure. 
Sconp, abscond from. 


as UPS I a eae aR. on =a RRR a alain oak tee Nac pane 
cence eT j ’ sax) fia 


BATT OR: OY HASTINGS: 


Theie rend the erthe, and travellyrs affryghte, 


ssLackynge to gage the sportive bloudie warre; 


Soe lacked Harroldes menne to come to’ blowes, 


The Normans lacked for to wielde their bowes. 


Kynge Harrolde turnynge to hys leegemen spake ; 

My merrie men, be not cast downe in mynde; 

Your onlie lode for aye to mar or make, 

Before yon sunne has donde his welke you'll fynde. 

Your lovyng wife, who erst dyd rid the londe 

Of Lurdanes, and the treasure that you han, 

Wyll falle into the Normanne robber’s honde, 

Unlesse with honde and harte you plaie the manne. 
Cheer up youre hartes, chase sorrowe farre awaie, 
Godde and Seyncte Cuthbert be the worde to 


daie. 


And thenne Duke Wyllyam to his knyghtes did saie ; 


My merrie menne, be bravelie everiche; 


GAGE, engage in. DONDE HIS WELKE, finished his courses 
LEEGEMEN, subjects. Lurpanes, Lord Danes. 
Lopk, praise. | EvERICHE, every ones 


374 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Gif I do gayn the honore of the daie, 

Ech one of you I wyll make myckle riche. 

Beer you in mynde, we for a kyngdomm fyghte; 

Lordshippes and honores echone shall possesse; 

Be this the worde to daie, God and my Ryghte; 

Ne doubte but God will oure true cause blesse. 
The clarions then sounded sharpe and shrille; 


Deathdoeynge blades were out intent to kille. 


And brave Kyng Harrolde had nowe donde his sale; 
He threwe wythe myghte amayne hys shorte horse- 
spear, 
The noise it made the duke to turn awaie, 
And hytt his knyghte, de Beque, upon the ear. 
His cristede beaver dyd him smalle abounde; 
The cruel spear went thorough all his hede; 
The purpel bloude came goushynge to the grounde, 
And at Duke Wyllyam’s feet he tumbled deade : 
So fell the myghtie tower of Standrip, whenne 
It felte the furie of the Danish menne. 


Saiz, military cloak. 
AMAYNE, main force. 
CRISTEDE, crested. 


Asounps, benefit. 
GOUSHYNGE, gushing. 


Ri Cee . M ‘ 
Tee REO SIE I PN TYTN CITE TEA PIE USI 
a be aa ie ae 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


© Afflem, son of Cuthbert, holie Sayncte, 
Come ayde thy freend, and shewe Duke Wyllyams 
payne ; 
Take up thy pencyl, all his features paincte ; 
Thy coloryng excells a synger strayne. 
Duke Wyllyam sawe his freende sleyne piteouslie, 
His lovynge freende whome he muche honored, 
For he han lovd hym from puerilitie, 
And theie together bothe han bin ybred : 
O! in Duke Wyllyam’s harte it raysde a flame, 


To whiche the rage of emptie wolves is tame. 


He tooke a brasen crosse-bowe in his honde. 
And drewe it harde with all hys myghte amein, 
Ne doubtyng but the bravest in the londe 


Han by his soundynge arrowe-lede* bene sleyne. 


ARROWE-LEDE, arrow-head. 


* One commentator supposes that this means the path of the arrow, from the 


Dean Milles, that it may mean an arrow headed 


Saxon Jade, iter. profectiv. 
Either of these latter con- 


with lead, or that it is mispelled for arrow-hede. 


jeetures is probable. 


376 BATTLE, OF HASTINGS 


Alured’s stede, the fynest stede alive, 
Bye comlie forme knowlached from the rest ; ¢ 4a 
But nowe his destind howre dyd aryve, 
The arrowe hyt upon his his milkwhite breste : 
So have I seen a ladie-smock soe white, 


Blown in the mornynge, and mowd downe at night. 


With thilk a force it dyd his boddie gore, 

That in his tender guttes it entered, 

In veritee a fulle clothe yarde or more, 

And downe with flaiten noyse he sunken dede. 

Brave Alured, benethe his faithfull horse, 

Was smeerd all over withe the gorie duste, 

And on hym laie the recer’s lukewarme corse, 

That Alured coulde not hymself aluste. * GM 
The standyng Normans drew theyr bowe echone, 


And broght full manie Englysh champyons downe. 


=a 


KKNOWLACHED, known. | FLAITEN, terrific. 
THILK, such. 


AL USTE, disengage. 
VERITEE, truth. 


EO EE ET ITT, 
-_-__oo 


* Mr. Bryant and Mr. Tyrwhitt agree that this word has been put by a mistake 
of Chatterton’s for ajuste. 


TE RO a te ES 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


The Normans kept aloofe, at distaunce stylle, 
The Englysh nete but short horse-spears could welde; 
The Englysh manie dethe-sure dartes did kille, 
And manie arrowes twang’d upon the sheelde. 
Kynge Haroldes knyghts desir’de for hendie stroke, 
And marched furious o’er the bloudie pleyne, 
In bodie close, and made the pleyne to smoke; 
Theire sheelds rebounded arrowes back agayne. 
The Normans stode aloofe, nor hede the same, 
Their arrowes woulde dodethe, tho’ from far of 


they came. 


Duke Wyllyam drewe agen hys arrowe strynge, 

An arrowe withe a sylver-hede drewe he; 

The arrowe dauncynge in the ayre dyd synge, 

And hytt the horse Tosselyn on the knee. 

At this brave Tosslyn threwe his short horse-speare ; 
Duke Wyllyam stooped to avoyde the blowe; 

The yrone weapon hummed in his eare, 

And hitte Sir Doullie Naibor on the prowe: 


HeENDIE, hand to hand. | Prowe, forehead. 
Hebe, regarded. 


| eatater 


378 BATTLE OF HAS TIN Gis! 


Upon_his helme soe furious was the stroke, 


It splete his beaver, and the ryvets broke. 


Downe fell the beaver by Tosslyn splete in tweine, 
And onn his hede expos’d a punie wounde, 
But on Destoutvilles sholder came ameine, 
And fell’d the champyon to the bloudie grounde. 
Then Doullie myghte his bowestrynge drewe, 
Enthoughte to gyve brave Tosslyn bloudie wounde, 
But Harolde’s asenglave* stopp’d it as it flewe, 
And it fell bootless on the bloudie grounde. 

Siere Doullie, when he sawe hys venge thus broke, 


Death-doynge blade from out the scabard toke. 


And nowe the battail closde on everych syde, 
And face to face appeard the knyghtes full brave ; 
They lifted up theire bylles with myckle pryde, 


And manie woundes unto the Normans gave. 


SPLETE, split. VENGE, revenge. 
ASENGLAVE. lance. 


* This word is not known; it occurs again in this poem, |. 423. Chatterton has 
used it in The Unknown Knight. 


Gs Te ie A a angele ” STP ATA gH ¢ ipa MN i aaah ke MAR, Ba S05 a 
— —— ise. Ni mane 


BATTOE OF HASTINGS: 

So have I sene two weirs at once give grounde, 

White fomyng hygh to rorynge combat runne ; 

In roaryng dyn and heaven-breaking sounde, 

Burste waves on waves, and spangle in the sunne ; 
And when their myghte in burstynge waves is fled, 


Like cowards, stele alonge their ozy bede. 


Yonge Egelrede, a knyghte of comelie mien, 
§,Affynd unto the kynge of Dynefarre, 

At echone tylte and tourney he was seene, 

And lov’d to be amonge the bloudie warre ; 

He couch’d hys launce, and ran wyth mickle myghte 

Ageinste the brest of Sieur de Bonoboe ; 

He grond and sunken on the place of fyghte, 

O Chryste! to fele his wounde, hys harte was woe. 
Ten thousand thoughtes push’d in upon his mynde, 


Not for hymselfe, but those he left behynde. 


He dy’d and leffed wyfe and chyldren tweine, 


Whom he wythe cheryshment did dearlie love; 


WEIRS, forrents. | Lerrep, /ef?. 
A¥FFYND, related. 


BATTLE }OF “BA SUNG: 


In England’s court, in goode Kynge Edward’s regne, 
He wonne the tylte, and ware her crymson glove; 
And thence unto the place where he was borne, 
Together with hys welthe and better wyfe, 
To Normandie he dyd perdie returne, 
In peace and quietnesse to lead his lyfe; 

And now with sovrayn Wyllyam he came, 


To die in battel, or get welthe and fame. 


Then, swefte as lyghtnynge, Egelredus set 

Agaynst du Barlie of the mounten head ;. 

In his dere hartes bloude his longe launce was wett, 

And from his courser, down he tumbled dede. 

So have I sene a mountayne oak that longe 

Has caste his shadowe to the mountayne syde, 

Brave all the wyndes, tho’ ever they $0 stronge; 

And view the briers belowe with self-taught pride; 
But, whan throwne downe by mightie thunder 

stroke, 


He’de rather bee a bryer than an oke. 


Perpik, eertainly. 


RT OTT RR Oats rat AS: die HBSS MIO ole 


BATTLE (‘OF HAS TIN'GS. 


Then Egelred dyd in a declynie 

Hys launce uprere wyth all hys myghte ameine, 

And strok Fitzport upon the dexter eye, 

And at his pole the spear came out agayne. 

Butt as he drewe it forthe, an arrowe fledde 

Wyth mickle myght sent from de Tracy’s bowe, 

And at hys syde the arrowe entered, 

And out the crymson streme of bloude gan flowe; 
In purple strekes it dyd his armer staine, 


And smok’d in puddles on the dustie plaine. 
I 


But Egelred, before he sunken downe, 
With all his myghte amein his spear besped, 
It hytte Bertrammil Manne upon the crowne, 
And bothe together quickle sunken dede. 
So have I seen a rocke o’er others hange, 
Who stronglie plac’d laughde at his slippry state, 
But when he falls with heaven-peercynge bange 
That he the sleeve unravels all theire fate, 

And broken onn the beech thys lesson speak, 


The stronge and firme should not defame the weake. 


DECLYNIE, stooping, declination. | BEsPED, dispatched, 


PoLe, crown of his head. SLEEVE, clue, 


382 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Howel ap Jevah came from Matraval, 

Where he by chaunce han slayne a noble’s son, 

And now was come to fyghte at Harold’s call, 

And in the battel he much goode han done; 

Unto Kyng Harold he foughte mickle near, 

For he was yeoman of the bodie guard ;* 

And with a targyt and a fyghtyng spear, 

He of his boddie han kepte watch and ward: 
True as a shadow to a substant thynge, 


So true he guarded Harold hys good kynge. 


But when Egelred tumbled to the grounde, 
He from Kynge Harolde quicklie dyd advaunce, 
And strooke de Tracie thilk a crewel wounde, “+ 


Hys Harte and lever came out on the launce. 


SuBstTant, substantial. | THitk, such. 


* The author of the Examination printed at Sherborne remarks thus upon this 
passage. Howel is called in the above lines “‘ yeoman of the body guard.” 
Now that office was unknown in the days of Turgot, and did not subsist even 
in 14°5, at which time the poem is said to have been translated. King 
Henry 7 was the first that set up the band of pensioners. The yeomen of the 
Guard were instituted afterwards. 


TT ET TLE ; cg : 2s ot hha aS ii 


BAVC EAOF (HASTENG &. 
And then retreted for to guarde hys kynge, 


On dented launce he bore the harte awaie; 


re 


An arrowe came from Auffroie Griel’s strynge, 
Into hys heele betwyxt hys yron staie; 

ry} ay a Wa AC *& 74 $ 1 © - s 

Che grey-goose* pynion, that thereon was sett, 


Eftsoons wyth smokyng crymson bloud was wett. 


His bloude at this was waxen flaminge hotte, 
Without adoe he turned once agayne, 
And hytt de Griel thilk a blowe, God wote, 
Maugre hys helme, he splete his Hede in twayne. 
This Auffroie was a manne of mickle pryde, 
Whose featliest bewty ladden in his face; 
His chaunce in warr he ne before han tryde, 
But lyv’d in love and Rosaline’s embrace; 
And like a useless weede amonge the haig 


Amonee the sleine warriours Griel laie. 


c 

5S 
DENTED, bruised. . | MauGRre, notwithstanding. 
Apok, delay, LaDDEN, ‘day. 


* The grey goose wing that was thereon 
In his heart’s blood was wet. 


584 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Kynge Harolde then he putt his yeomen bie, 
And ferslie ryd into the bloudie fyghte ; 
Erle Ethelwolf, and Goodrick, and Alfie, 
Cuthbert, and Goddard, mical menne of myghte, 
Ethelwin, Ethelbert, and Edwin too, 
Effred the famous, and Erle Ethelwarde, 
Kynge Harolde’s leegemenn, erlies hie and true, 
Rode after hym, his bodie for to euarde; 
The reste of erlies, fyghtynge other wheres, 
Stained with Norman bloude theire fyghtynge 


speres. 


As when some ryver with the season raynes 

White fomynge hie doth breke the bridges oft, 

Oerturnes the hamelet and all conteins, 

And layeth oer the hylls a muddie soft ; 

So Harold ranne upon his Normanne foes, 

And layde the greate and small upon the grounde, 

And delte among them thilke a store of blowes, 

Full manie a Normanne feil by hym dede wounde; 
So who he be that ouphant faieries strike, 


Their soules will wander to Kynge Offa’s dyke. 


FErsLi£, furiously. | ERLIES, earls. 
LEEGEMEN, subjects. 


OupnHantT, elfin. 


ATH a . - 
mint AS Sp maelatia Ne AAS cay leas aM yeh a I tn tae tS “yay 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 385 


Fitz Salnarville, Duke William’s favourite knyghte, 
To noble Edelwarde his life dyd yielde ; 
Withe hys tylte launce hee stroke with thilke a 
myghte, 
The Norman’s bowels steemde upon the feeld. 
Old Salnarville beheld hys son lie ded, 
Against Erle Edelwarde his bowe-strynge drewe ; 
But Harold at one blowe made tweine his head; 
He dy‘d before the poignant arrowe flew. 
So was the hope of all the issue gone, 


And in one battle fell the sire and son. 


De Aubignee rod fercely thro’ the tyghte, 
To where the boddie of Salnarville laie ; 
Quod he; And art thou ded, thou manne of myghter 
I'll be revenged, or die for thee this daie. 
Die then thou shalt, Erle Ethelward he said ; 
I am a cunnynge erle, and that can tell; 
Then drewe hys swerde, and ghasthe cut hys hede, 
And on his freend eftsoons he lifeless fell, 
Stretch’d on the bloudie pleyne; great God fore- 
fend, 


It be the fate of no such trusty freende ! 


Ot, Lis 


386 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Then Egwin Sieur Pikeny dyd attaque ; 

He turned aboute and vilely souten flie; «7 

But Egwin cutt so deepe into his backe, 

He rolled on the grounde and soon dyd die. 

His distant sonne, Sire Romara de Biere, 

Soughte to revenge his fallen kynsman’s lote, 

But soone Erle Cuthbert’s dented fyghtyng spear 

Stucke in his harte, and stayd his speed, God wote. 
He tumbled downe close by hys kynsman’s syde, 


Myngle their stremes of pourple bloude, and dy’d. 


And now an arrowe from a bowe unwote 

Into Erle Cuthbert’s harte eftsoones dyd flee ; 

Who dying sayd; ah me | how hard my lote! 

Now slayne, mayhap, of one of lowe degree. 

So have I seen a leafie elm of yore 

Have been the pride and glorie of the pleine; 

But, when the spendyng landlord is growne poore, 

It falls benethe the axe of some rude sweine; 
And like the oke, the sovran of the woode, 


‘It’s fallen boddie tells you how it stoode. 


SOUTEN, sought, | Unwote, wnknown. 


FEAT RRO oS HUN gL 9 mia ERIN PET MEIER TCT SG. TRENT RE 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


When Edelward perceevd Erle Cuthbert die, 
On Hubert strongest of the Normanne crewe, 
As wolfs when hungred on the cattel flie, 
So Edelward amaine upon him flewe. 
With thilk a force he hyt hym to the grounde; 
And was demasing howe to take his life, 
When he behynde received a ghastlie wounde 
Gyven by de Torcie, with a stabbyng knyfe; 
Base trecherous Normannes, if such actes you doe, 


The conquer’d maie clame victorie of you. 


The erlie felte de Torcie’s treacherous knyfe 

Han made his crymson bloude and spirits floe ; 
And knowlachyng he soon must quyt this lyfe, 
Resolved Hubert should too with hym goe. 

He held hys trustie swerd against his breste, 

And down he fell, and peere’d him to the harte; 
And both together then did take their reste, 
Their soules from corpses unaknell’d depart; 

And both together soughte the unknown shore, 


Where we shall goe, where manie’s gon before. 


DEMASING, considering. | Unaknen.’d, without the funeral knell. 


588 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Kynge Harolde Torcie’s trechery dyd spie, 

And hie alofe his temper’d swerde dyd welde, 

Cut offe his arme, and made the bloude to flie, 

His proofe steel armoure did him littel sheelde ; 

And not contente he splete his hede in twaine, 

And down he tumbled on the bloudie grounde ; 

Mean while the other erlies on the playne 

Gave and received manie a bloudie wounde, 
Such as the arts in warre han learnt with care, 


But manie knyghtes were women in men’s fear. 


Gist 


Herrewald, borne on Sarim’s spreddyng plaine, » a7“ 
Where Thor’s fam’d temple manie ages stoode ; 
Where Druids*, auncient preests dyd ryghtes ordaine, 


And in the middle shed the victyms bloude; 


Axorr, aloft. || Sarim’s, Salisbury’s. 


* Mr Warton argues that this opinion concerning Stonehenge did not exist in 
the days of Turgot. ‘‘ The construction of this stupendous pile by the Druids, 
as a place of worship, was a discovery reserved for the sagacity of a wiser age, 
and the laborious discussion of modern antiquaries.” Dean Milles controverts 
this in a Jong note without effect. I only appears that he and the Poet, with 
the same ignorance, confound the Celtic and Teutonic Divinities. 


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BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Where auncient Bardi dyd their verses synge, 

Of Cesar conquer’d and his mighty hoste, 

And how old Tynyan, necromancing kynge, 

Wreck’d all hys shyppyng on the British coaste, 
And made hym in his tatter’d barks to flie, 


Till Tynyan’s dethe and opportunity. 


To make it more renomed than before, dan 
(1, tho a Saxon, yet the truthe will telle) 
The Saxonnes steynd the place wyth Brittish gore, 
Where nete but bloud of sacrifices felle. 
Tho’ Chrystians, stylle they thoghte mouche of the 
pile, | 
And here theie mett when causes dyd it neede ; 
"Twas here the auncient Elders of the Isle 
Dyd by the trecherie of Hengist bleede ; 
O Hengist! han thie cause bin good and true, 
Thou wouldst such murdrous acts as_ these 


eschew. 


RENOMED, renowned. 


390 BATTLE OF, HASTINGS. 


The eflie was a manne of hie degree, 
And han that daie full manie Normannes sleine; 
Three Norman Champyons of hie degree 
He lefte to smoke upon the bloudie pleine : 
The Sier Fitzbotevilleine did then advaunce, 
And with his bowe he smote the erlies hede; 
Who eftsoons gored hym with his tylting launce, 
And at his horses feet he tumbled dede: 
His partyng spirit hovered o’er the floude 
Of soddayne roushynge mouche lov’d pourple 


bloude. 


De Viponte then, a squier of low degree, 
An arrowe drewe with all his myghte ameine; 
The arrowe graz’d upon the erlies knee, 
A punie wounde, that causd but littel peine. 
So have I seene a Dolthead place a stone, 
Enthoghte to staie a driving rivers course; 
But better han it bin to lett alone, 
It onlie drives it on with mickle force; 

The erlie, wounded by so base a hynde, 


Rays’d furyous doyngs in his noble mynde. 


ENTHOGHTE, ¢hinking. 


ho MAUR cman’ " — 
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Bib pe a ee ol as 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


The Siere Chatillion, yonger of that name, 
Adyauneed next before the erlie’s syghte; 
His fader was a manne of mickle fame, 
And he renomde and valorous in fyghte. 
Chatillion his trustie swerd forth drewe, 
The erle drawes his, menne both of mickle myghte; 
And at eche other vengouslie they flewe, 
As mastie dogs at Hocktide set to fyghte; 
Bothe scornd to yeelde, and bothe abhor’de to flie, 


Resolv’d to vanquishe, or resolv’d to die. 


Chatillion hyt the erlie on the hede, 

That splytte eftsoons his cristed helm in twayne; 
Whiche he perforce withe target covered, 

And to the battel went with myghte ameine. 
The erlie hytte Chatillion thilke a blowe 

Upon his breste, his harte was plem to see; 

He tumbled at the horses feet alsoe, 


And in dethe panges he seez’d the recer’s knee: 


> 


VENGOUSLIE, revengefully. || Mastiz, mastiff. 


392 BATTLE OF HASTINGS, 


Faste as the ivy rounde the oke doth clymbe, 


So faste he dying gryp’d the racer’s* lymbe. 


The recer then beganne to flynge and kicke, 

And toste the erlie farr off to the grounde; 

The erlie’s squire then a swerde did sticke 

Into his harte, a dedlie ghastlie wounde ; 

And downe he felle upon the crymson pleine, 

Upon Chatillion’s soulless corse of claie; 

A puddlie streme of bloude flow’d oute ameine ; 

Stretch’d out at length besmer’d with gove he laie; 
As some tall oke fell’d from the greenie plaine, 


To live a second time upon the main. 


The erlie nowe an horse and bever han, 

And nowe agayne appered on the feeld ; 

And many a mickle knyghte and mightie manne 
To his dethe-doyng swerd his life did yeeld; 
When Siere de Broque an arrowe longe lett flie, 


Intending Herewaldus to have sleyne ; 


*This is a médern word. Dean Milles justifies it from the antiquity and universa- 


lity of horse races. 


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BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


It miss’d; butt hytte Edardus on the eye, 
And at his pole came out with horrid payne. 
Edardus felle upon the bloudie grounde, 


His noble soule came roushyng from the wounde. 


Thys Herewald perceevd, and full of ire 

He on the Siere de Broque with furie came; 

Quod he; thou’st slaughtred my beloved squier, 

But I will be revenged for the same. 

Into his bowels then his launce he thruste, 

And drew thereout a steemie drerie lode; 

Quod he, these offals are for ever curst, 

Shall serve the coughs, and rooks, and dawes forfoode. 
Then on the pleine the steemie lode hee throwde, 
Smokynge wyth lyfe, and dy’d with crymson 


bloude. 


Fitz Broque, who saw his father killen lic, 


“Ah me! sayde he; what woeful syghte I see! 


STERMIEF ae , ih Z 
PUPBMIES siceining. || Coucus, ehoughs, cr ravens. 


DReERIE, dreadful. I 


$04 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


But now I muste do somethyng more than sighe; 
And then an arrowe from tlie bowe drew he. 
Beneth the erlie’s navil came the darte; 
Fitz Broque on foote han drawne it from the bowe; 
And upwards went into the erlie’s harte, 
And out the crymson streme of bloude gan flowe. 
As fromm a hatch, drawne with a vehement geir,, 
White rushe the burstynge waves, and roar Tone 


the weir. 


The erle with one honde grasp’d the recer’s ‘eile 

And with the other he his launce besped ; : 

And then felle bleedyng on the bloudie Tone. 

His launce it hytte Fitz Broque upon the hede; 

Upon his hede it made a wounde full slyghte, 

But peerc’d his shoulder, ghastlie wounde inferne, 

Before his optics daunced a shade of nyghte, 

Whyche soone were closed ynn a sleepe eterne, 
The noble erlie than, withote a grone, 


Took flyghte, to fynde the regyons unknowne. 


PEL LEE A EETS 
Hatcn, pen, or lock. BESPED, dispatched. 
Gur, ¢urn, or twist. Optics, eyes. 


PEN LL PES INT RTT GS I eee Fa AB rd 
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BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Brave Alured from binethe his noble horse 
Was gotten on his leggs, with bloude all smore: 
And now eletten on another horse, 
Eftsoons he withe his launce did manie gore. 
The cowart Norman knyghtes before hym fledde, 
And from a distaunce sent their arrowes keene ; 
But noe such destinie awaits his hedde, 
As to be sleyen by a wighte so meene. 

Tho oft the oke falls by the villen’s shock, 


Tys moe than hyndes can do, to move the rock. 


Upon du Chatelet he ferselie sett, 

And peere’d his bodie with a force full grete; 
The asenglave of his tylt-launce was wett, 

The rollynge bloude alonge the launce did fleet. 
Advauncynge, as a mastie at a bull, 


He rann his launce into Fitz Warren’s harte; 


From Partaies bowe, a wight unmercifull, 


Within his owne he felt a cruel darte; 


SmMoRE, dbesmeared. 


ELETTEN, alighted. 


VILLEN, vassal, peasant. 


| WIGHTE, person. 
SLEYEN, slaiz. 
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BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Close by the Norman champyons he han sleine, 
He fell; and mixd his bloude with theirs upon the 


pleine. 


Erle Ethelbert then hove, with clinie just, 
A launce, that stroke Partaie upon the thighe, 
And pinn’d him downe unto the gorie duste; 
Cruel, quod he, thou cruellie shalt die. 
With that his launce he enterd at his throte; 
He scritch’d and screem’d in melancholie mood ; 
And at his backe eftsoons came out, God wote, 
And after it a crymson streme of bloude: 

In agonie and peine he there did lie, 


While life and dethe strove for masterrie. 


He gryped hard the bloudie murdring Taunce, 
And in a grone he left this mortel lyfe. 
sehynde the erlie Fiscampe did advaunce, 


Pi 


Bethoghte to kill him with a stabbynge knife; 


Hove, heaved. | Scritcu’D, shrieked. 


CLINE, iaelination, BrETHOGHTE, thinking. 


A Te eT S dinseiall sic aa Pn 19 oe ea LST INT ae ’ TE NY 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS, 


But Egward, who perceevd his fowle intent, 
Eftsoons his trustie swerde he forthwyth drewe, 
And thilke a cruel blowe to Fiscampe sent, 

That soule and boddie’s bloude at one gate flewe. 
Thilk deeds do all deserve, whose deeds so fowle 
Will black theire earthlie name, if not their soule. 

When lo! an arrowe from Walleris honde, 

Winged with fate and dethe daunced alonge; 

And slewe the noble flower of Powyslonde, 

Howel ap Jevah, who yclepd the stronge. 

Whan he the first mischaunce received han, 

With horsemans haste he from the armie rodde; 

And did repaire unto the cunnynge. manne, 

Who sange a charme, that dyd it mickle goode; 
Then praid Seynete Cuthbert, and our holie Dame, 


To blesse his labour, and to heal the same. 


Then drewe the arrowe, and the wounde did seck, 


And putt the teint of holie herbies on; 


Ycuerp, called. 
SECK, sack, 


| Herpes, herbs. 


398 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


And putt a rowe of bloude-stones round his neck; 
And then did say ; go, champyon, get agone. 
And now was comynge Harrolde to defend, 
And metten by Walleris cruel darte; 
His sheelde of wolf-skinn did him not attend, 
The arrow peerced into his noble harte; 
As some tall oke, hewn from the mountayne hed, 


Falls to the pleine; so fell the warriour dede. 


His countryman, brave Mervyn ap Teudor, 
Who love of hym han from his country gone, 
When he perceevd his friend lie in his gore, 
As furious as a mountayn wolf he ranne. 
As ouphant faieries, whan the moone sheenes bryghte, 
In littel circles daunce upon the greene, 
All living creatures flie far from their syghte, 
Ne by the race of destinie be seen; 
*For what he be that ouphant faieries stryke, 


Their soules will wander to Kyng Offa’s dyke, 


* This couplet has occurred before, line 229 of this poem. 


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aia aA AR ame LTE re Ne CR ae Ra oa ve sy 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


So from the face of Mervyn Tewdor brave 

The Normans eftsoons fled awaie aghaste; 

And lette behynde their bowe and asenglave, 

For fear of hym, in thilk a cowart haste. 

His garb sufficient were to meve aftryghte; 

A wolf skin girded round his myddle was; 

A bear skin, from N orwegians wan in fyghte, 

Was tytend round his shoulder by the claws: . fa 
*So Hercules, ’tis sunge much like to him, 


Upon his shoulder wore a lyon’s skin, a 


at ee aS 


AGHASTE, ferrifed. 


And then about his shoulders broad he threw 
A hoary hide of some wild beast, whom he 
In salvage forrest by adventure slew, 


And reft the spoil his ornament to be; 


Which spreading all his back with dreadful view, 
Made all that him so horrible did see 
Think him Alcides in a lion’s skin, 


When'the Nemean conquest he did win, 


Spenser, Muispotmas. 


400 BATTLE. OF HASTINGS. 


Upon his thyghes and harte-swefte legges he wore 

A hugie goat skyn, all of one grete peice; 

A boar skyn sheelde on his bare armes he bore; 

His gauntletts were the skynn of harte of greece. 

They fledde; he followed close upon their heels, 

Vowynge vengeance for his deare countrymanne, 

And Siere de Sancelotte his vengeance feels ; 

He peere’d hys backe, and out the bloude ytt ranne. 
His bloude went downe the swerde unto his arme, 


In springing rivulet, alive and warme. 
S o ) 


His swerde was shorte, and broade, and myckle keene, 
And no mann’s bone could stonde to stoppe itts waie; 
The Normann’s harte in partes two cutt cleane, 
He clos’d his eyne, and clos’d his eyne for aie. 
Then with his swerde he sett on Fitz du Valle, 
A knyghte mouch famous for to runne at tylte; 
With thilk a furie on hym he dyd falle, 
Into his neck he ranne the swerde and hyite; 

As myghtie lyghtenynge often has been founde, 


To dryve an oke into unfallow’d grounde, 


eee ETS 


HaRrte-swErre, fwift as deer. || Huare, huge. 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


And with the swerde, that in his neck yet stoke, 

The Norman fell unto the bloudie grounde; 

And with the fall ap Tewdore’s swerde he broke, 

And bloude afreshe came trickling from the wounde. 

As whan the hyndes, before a mountayne wolfe, 

Fhe from his paws, ‘and angrie vysage grym; 

But when he falls into the pittie golphe, 

They dare hym to his bearde, and battone hym; 
And cause he fryghted them so muche before, 


Lyke cowart hyndes, they battone hym the more, 


So, whan they sawe ap 'Tewdore was bereft 

Of his keen swerde, thatt wroghte thilke great 
dismaie 

They turned about, eftsoons upon hym lept, 

And full a score engaged in the fraie. 

Mervyn ap Tewdore, ragyng as a bear, 

Seiz’d on the beaver of the Sier de Laque; 

And wring’d his hedde with such a vehement gier, 


His visage was turned round unto his backe, 


GOLPHE, pit. 
BaTTone, beat him. 


Vor. Il. Dd 


GIER, /wist. 


402 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Backe to his harte retyr’d the useless gore, 


And feHe upon the pleine to rise no more. 


Then on the mightie Siere Fitz Pierce he flew, 
And broke his helm and seiz’d hym bie the throte: 
Then manie Normann knyghtes their arrowes drei, 
That enter’d into Mervyn's harte, God wote. 
In dying pangs he gryp’d his throte more stronge, 
And from their sockets started out his eyes; 
And from his mouthe came out his blameless tonge: 
And bothe in peyne and anguishe eftsoon dies. 
As some rude rocke torne from his bed of claie, 
Stretch’d onn the pleyne the brave ap Tewdore 


laie. 


And now Erle Ethelbert and Egward came 
Brave Mervyn from the Normannes to assist; 
A myghtie Siere, Fitz Chatulet bie name, 


An arrowe drew that dyd them littel list. 


List, concern. 


Bai i MNS i a aoe 2... a, A AOR AT a sti EI Sos Ure 
a a u u ey a 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Erle Egward points his launce at Chatulet, 

And Ethelbert at Walleris set his ; 

And Egward dyd the Siere a hard blowe hytt, 

But Ethelbert by a mischaunce dyd miss: 
Fear laide Walleris flatt upon the strande, 


§ He ne deserved a death from erlies hande. 


Betwyxt the ribbes of Sire Fitz Chatelet 
The poynted launce of Egward dyd ypass: 
The distaunt syde thereof was ruddie wet, 
And he fell breathless on the bloudie grass. 
As cowart Walleris laie on the grounde, 
The dreaded weapon hummed oer his heade, 
And hytt the squier thilke a lethal wounde, 
Upon his fallen lorde he tumbled dead : 

Oh shame to Norman armes! a lord a slave, 


A captyve villeyn than a lorde more brave! 


From Chatelet hys launce Erle Egward drew, 


LeTHAL, deadly. 


404 BATTLE /OF *HASTINGS: 


And hit Wallerie on the dexter cheek ; 


Peere’d to his braine, and cut his tongue in two: 


There, knyghte, quod he, let that thy actions speak— 


LEE HE FIT RS isa MNT ai 


BATTLE of HASTINGS. 


Oh Truth! immortal daughter of the skies, 

Too lyttle known to wryters of these daies, 

Teach me, fayre Saincte! thy passynge worthe to 

NEA S 

To blame a friend and give a foeman prayse. 

The fickle moone, bedeckt wythe sylver rays, 

Leadynge a traine of starres of feeble lyghte, 
we. With look adigne the worlde belowe surveies, 

The world, that wotted not it coud be nyghte; 


i 1] } a YOre W if 
Wyth armour dyd, with human gore ydeyd, 


ADIGNE, noble, i WortTeD, knew. 


406 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


She sees Kynge Harolde stande, fayre Englands curse 


and pryde. 


With ale and vernage drunk his souldiers lay ; 

Here was an hynde, anie an erlie spredde; 

Sad keepynge of their leaders natal date! 

This even in drinke, toomorrow with the dead ! 

Thro’ everie troope disorder reer’d her hedde; 

Dancynge and heideignes was the onlie theme; 

Sad dome was theires, who lefte this easie bedde, 

And wak’d in torments from so sweet a dream. 

Duke Williams menne of comeing dethe afraide, 
All nyghte to the great Godde fur succour askd and 


praied. * 


VERNAGE, @ sort of wine. | Heiprtcnes, dances. 
HYNDE, peasant. 


* The Englishmen spent the whole night in drinking, singing and dauncing, 
not sleeping one winke: on the other side the Normans gave themselves to 
acknowledging their sinnes, and to prayer all the night, and in the morning 


they communicated the Lord’s body. 
Stowe. 


databank MNS seam ARIES Nas — 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 407 


Thus Harolde to his wites that stoode arounde; _ 

Goe, Gyrthe and Eilward, take bills half a score: 

And search how farre oure foeman’s campe dothe 
bound ; 

Yourself have rede; I nede to saie ne more. 

My brother best below’d of anie ore, . 

My Leofwinus, goe to everich wite, 

Tell them to raunge the battle to the grore, 

And waiten tyll I sende the hest for fyghte. 

He saide; the loieaul broders lefte the place, 


Success and cheerfulness depicted on ech face. 


Slowelie brave Gyrthe and Eilward dyd advaunce, 
And markd wyth care the armies dystant syde, 
When the dyre clatterynge of the shielde and launce 
Made them to be by Hughe Fitzhugh espyd. 

He lyfted up his voice, and loudlie cryd; 


Like wolfs in wintere did the Normanne yell; 


Wirzs, people. Orne, ofher. 
REDE, wisdom. DEPICTED, painted. 


408 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Cryrthe drew hys swerde, and cutte hys burled 
hyde; 
The proto-slene manne of the fielde he felle; 
Out streemd the bloude, and ran in smokinge 
curles, 
eee Reflected bie the moone seemd rubies mixt wyth 


pearles, 


A troope of Normannes from the mass-songe came, 
Rousd from their praiers by the flotting crie; 
Thoughe Gyrthe and Ailwardus perceevd the same, 
Not once theie stoode abashd, or thoghte to flie. 
He seizd a bill, to conquer or to die; 

Fierce as a clevis from a rocke ytorne, 

That makes a vallie wheresoe’re it lie; 


s 5 Se ie So. 4 
*Fierce as a ryver burstynge from the borne; &*¢<¢/ 


Cievis, cleft. 


PROTO-SLENE, firs?-slain. 
Borne, brook. 


FLoTTING, undulating. 


* In Turgott’s tyme Holenwell braste of erthe so fierce that it threw a stone- 
mell carrying the same awaie. J. Lydgate ne knowynge this lefte out o line. 


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BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 4.09 


So fiercelie Gyrthe hitte Fitz du Gore a blowe, 
And on the verdaunt playne he layde the champyone 


lowe. 


Tancarville thus; alle peace in Williams name; 
Let none edraw his arcublaster bowe. 
Gyrthe cas’d his weppone, as he hearde the same, 
And vengynge Normannes staid the flyinge floe. 
The sire wente onne; ye menne, what.mean ye so 
Thus unprovokd to courte a bloudie fyghte? 
Quod Gyrthe; oure meanynge we ne care to showe, 
Nor dread thy duke wyth all his men of myghte; 
Here single onlie these to all thie crewe 

Shall shewe what Englysh handes and heartes can 


doe. 


Seek not for bloude, ‘Tancarville calme replyd, 
Nor joie in dethe, lyke madmen most distraught; 
In peace and mercy is a chrystians pryde: 


He that dothe contestes pryze is in a faulte. 


ARCUBLASTER, cross-bow. | VENGYNGE, revenging. 


d 
Cas’D, sheathed. DISTRAUGHT, distracied. 


410 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


And now the news was to Duke William brought, 
That men of Haroldes armie taken were ; 
For theyre good cheere all caties were enthoughte, 
And Gyrthe and Eilwardus enjoi’d goode cheere.* 
Quod Willyam; thus shall Willyam be founde 

A friend to everie manne that treads on Englysh 


ground. 


Erle Leofwinus throwghe the campe ypass’d, 

And sawe bothe men and erlies on the grounde; 

They slepte, as thoughe they woulde have slepte 
theyr last, 

And hadd alreadie felte theyr fatale wounde. 


He started backe, and was wyth shame astownd; 


Catius, delicacies. | ASTOWND, astonished, 
ENTHOUGHTE, thought of. 


* He sent out before them that should spye, and view the number and force 
of the enemies, which when they were perceived to be among the Dukes tents, 
Duke William caused them to be led about the tents, and then made them 
good cheere, commanding them to be sent home to their Lord safe without 


harme. 


Stowe. 


Bids ai. sha - FPP EN TL MTR RTH TY TAT I ES 
‘ Mi a eos cactaniben Beale a. soy ae } J. pyre 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 411 


Loked wanne wyth anger, and he shooke wyth 
rage; 

When throughe the hollow tentes these’ wordes 
dyd sound, 

Rowse from your sleepe, detratours of the age! 

Was it for thys the stoute Norwegian bledde? 


_Awake, ye huscarles, now, or waken wyth the dead. 


As when the shepster in the shadie bowre 
In jintle slumbers chase the heat of daie, 
Hears doublyng echoe wind the wolfins rore, 
That neare hys flocke is watchynge for a praie, 
He tremblynge for his sheep drives dreeme awaie, 
Gripes faste hys burled croke, and sore adradde 
Wyth fleeting strides he hastens to the fraie, 
And rage and prowess fyres the coistrell lad ; 

*. With trustie talbots to the battel flies, 


And yell of men and dogs and wolfins tear the skies, 


Wayne, pale. 
_DETRATOURS, fraifors. 


WIND, sound. 

BuRLED, armed. 
ADRADDE, affrighted. 
‘CoIsTRELL LaD, servant. 


HUSCARLES, servants. 
| Suepster, shepherd. 
JINTLE, gentle. 


TALBoTs, dogs. 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Such was the dire confusion of eche wite, 

That rose from sleep and walsome power of wine; 
Theie thoughte the foe by trechit yn the nyghte 
Had broke theyr camp and gotten paste the line ; 
Now here now there the burnysht sheeldes and 

bylispear shine; 

Throwote the campe a wild confusionne spredde ; 
Eche bracd hys armlace siker ne desygne, 

The crested helmet nodded on the hedde; 

Some caught a slughorne, and an onsett wounde ; 
Kynge Harolde hearde the charge, and wondred at 


the sounde. 


Thus Leofwine; O Women cas’d in stele; 

Was itte for thys Norwegia’s stubborn sede 
Throughe the black armoure dyd the anlace fele, 
And rybbes of solid brasse were made to bleede? 


Whilst yet the worlde was wondrynge at the 


1 
deede. 
eT SATA TRS STS Se 
WatsomeE, loathsome. SIKER, sure. 
TRECHIT, freachery. SLUGHORNE, military trumpets. 


ARMLACE, aecoutrements for the arms. OnseETT, charge. 


ae ms POR me rT u ~ = KL 
"eee ets ham a ce cabo Fella ac. 5 > ARAMA AM i RAL NS Ma AB 
ee i POP es mae TT 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 413 


You souldiers, that shoulde stand with byll in 
hand, 

Get full of wine, devoid of any rede. 

O shame! oh dyre dishonoure to the lande! 

He sayde; and shame on everie visage spredde, 


Ne sawe the erlies face, but addawd hung their head. 


Thus he; rowze yee, and forme the boddie tyghte. 

The Kentysh menne in fronte, for strenght 
renownd, 

Next the Brystowans dare the bloudie fyghte, 

And last the numerous crewe shall presse the 
erounde. 

I and my king be wyth the Kenters fonnde; 
3ythric and Alfwold hedde the Brystowe bande ; 
And Bertrams sonne, the manne of glorious 

wounde, 
Lead in the rear the menged of the lande; 
And let the Londoners and Sussers plie 


, Bie Herewardes memuine and the lighte skyrts anie. ‘¢ , 


MEMUINE, attendants. 


| Reve, counsel. 
ADDAWD, awakened. 


ANIE, annoy, 


_ MENGED, mixed troops. 


414 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


He saide; and as a packe of hounds belent, 
When that the trackyng of the hare is gone, 


If one perchaunce shall hit upon the scent, 


i? 5 a 5a 
sd 


With twa redubbled fhuir the alans run; “/CuPs 
So styrrd the valiante Saxons everich one; 

Soone linked man to man the champyones stoode; 
To ‘tone for their bewrate so soone ‘twas done, 
And lyfted bylls enseem’d an yron woode; 

Here glorious Alfwold towr'd above the wites, . “4 
And seem’d to brave the fuir of twa ten thousand 


fights. 


Thus Leofwine; today will Englandes dome 

Be fyxt for aie, for gode or evill state; 

This sunnes aunture be felt for years to come; 
Then bravelie fyghte, and live till deathe of date. 
Thinke of brave A‘lfridus, yclept the grete, 


From porte to porte the red-haird Dane he chasd, 


BELENT, at a stop. BEWRATE, freaskery. 
Twa, fwice. WITES, men, people. 
Fuulr, fury. AUNTURE, adventure. 


Atans, hounds. Ycuert, called. 


Bin iM ame eM ans «+ AeA AOA I MON sedan ARIES os RET ab 
TO eye? 


ii. 


BATTLE. OF HASTINGS. | 415 


The Danes, with whomme not lyoncels coud mate, 
Who made of peopled reaulms a barren waste; 
Thinke how at once by you Norwegia bled 


» Whilste dethe and victorie for magystrie bested. 


Meanwhile dyd Gyrthe unto Kynge Harolde ride, 
And tolde howe he dyd with Duke Willyam fare. 
Brave Harolde lookd askaunte, and thus replyd; 
A fr And can thie fay be bowght wyth drunken cheer? 
, Gyrthe waxen hotte; fhuir in his eyne did glare; 
And thus he saide; oh brother, friend, and kynge, 
Have I deserved this fremed speche to heare? | 
Bie Goddes hie hallidome ne thoughte the thynge. 
When Tostus sent me golde and sylver store, 
I scornd hys present vile, and scorn’d hys treason 


more, 


Forgive me, Gyrthe, the brave Kynge Harolde 


cryvu? 
Lroncets, young lions. Fay, faith. 
MAGYSTRIE, mastery. FREMED, strange. 


BesTED, contended. | Hatirpome, holy church. 


AskauNTe, obliquely. ! 


416 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Who can I trust, if brothers are not true? 

I think of Tostus, once my joie and pryde. 

Girthe saide, with looke adigne; my lord, I doe. 

But what oure foemen are, quod Gyrthe, ll 
shewe ; 

Bie Gods hie hallidome they preestes are. 

Do not, quod Harolde, Girthe, mystell them so, 

For theie are everich one brave men at warre. 

*Quod Girthe; why will ye then provoke theyr 

hate? 


Quod Harolde ; great the foe, so is the glorie grete, 


AbiIGNE, aoble. || Mysre1, miscall, 


* Harold asked them what tydings they brought, and they with long commen- 
dation extolled the clemencie of the Duke, and in good sadnesse declared that 
all the host almost did seeme to be Priests. —The King laughing at their folly 
said, they bee no Priests, but men of warre, valiant in armes and stout of 
courage. Girthe his brother took the word out of his mouth and said, for as 
much as the Normans bee of such great force, me thinketh it were not wisely 


done of you to joyne battle with them. 


Stowe. 


ARCUBLASTRIES, cross-bowmen. 
FLo, arrow. 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 417 


And nowe Duke Willyam mareschalled his band, 
And stretchd his armie owte a goodlie rowe. 

First did a ranke of arcublastries stande, 

Next those on horsebacke drewe the ascendyng flo, 
Brave champyones, eche well lerned in the bowe, 
Theyr asenglave acrosse theyr horses ty’d, 

Or with the loverds squier behinde dyd goe, 

Or waited squier lyke at the horses syde. 

When thus Duke Willyam to a Monke dyd saie, 


Prepare thyselfe wyth spede, to Harolde haste awaie. 


Yelle hym from me one of these three to take: 
That hee to mee do homage for thys lande, 
Or mee hys heyre, when he deceasyth, make, 
Or to the judgment of Chrysts vicar stande. 
He saide; the Monke departyd out of hande, 
And to Kyng Harolde dyd this message bear; 
Who said; tell thou the Duke, at his likand 


Tf he can gette the crown hee may itte wear. 


Loverns, /ords. 
LIKAND, choice. 


ASENGLAVE, lances. 


Vor. II. Ee 


418 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


*He said, and drove the Monke out of his syghte, 
And with his brothers rouz’d each manne to bloudie 


fyghte. 


A standarde made of sylke and jewells rare, 
Wherein alle coloures wroughte aboute in bighes, 
_ An armyd knyghte was seen deth-doynge there, 
~ Under this motte, He conquers or he dies. 
This standard rych, endazzlyng mortal eyes, 
Was borne neare Harolde at the Kenters heade, 
Who chargd hys broders for the grete empryze 
That straite the hest for battle should be spredde. 


BiGHES, jewels, EMPRYZE, undertaking. 


Morte, motto. Hest, command, 


* And with the same indiscreetness he drave away a Monke that was Duke 
William’s ambassador. The Monke broughte three offers, to wit, that either 
Harold should, upon certain conditions, give over the kingdome, or to be 
King under Duke William, or if Harold would denie this, he offered to stande 
to the judgement of the See Apostolic. 

Stowe. 


+ The King himself stood afoote by the standard, which was made after the 
shape and fashion of a man fighting, wrought by sumptuous art, with gold and 


precious stones. 
Stowe. 


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= a 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


To evry erle and knyghte the worde is gyven, 
And cries a guerre and slughornes shake the vaulted 


heaven. 


As when the erthe, torne by convulsyons dyre, 
In reaulmes of darkness hid from human syghte, 
The warring force of water, air, and fyre, 
uvs” Brast from the regions of eternal nyghte, 
Thro the darke caverns seeke the reaulmes of 
lyght; 

Some loftie mountayne, by its fury torne, 
Dreadfully moves, and causes grete affryght; 
Nowe here, now there, majestic nods the bourne, 
And awfulle shakes, mov’d by the almighty force, 

Whole woods and forests nod, and ryvers change 


theyr course. 


So did the men of war at once advaunce, 
Linkd man to man, enseemd one boddie light ; 
Above a wood, yform’d of bill and launce, 


That noddyd in the ayre most straunge to syght. 


Brast, burst ) Bourne, 4ill, or rock. 


420 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Harde as the iron were the menne of mighte, 

Ne neede of slughornes to enrowse theyr minde ; 

Eche shootynge spere yreaden for the fyghte, dag 

Moore feerce than fallynge rocks, more sweftethan * 
wynd; 

With solemne step, by ecchoe made more dyre, 


One single boddie all theie marchd, theyr eyen on fyre, 


And now the greie-eyd morne with vi'lets drest, 
Shakyne the dewdrops on the flourie meedes, 

Fled with her rosie radiance to the West : 

Forth from the Easterne gatte the fyerie steedes 

Of the bright sunne awaytynge spirits leedes : 

The sunne, in fierie pompe enthrond on hie, 

Swyfter than thoughte alonge hys jernie gledes, gt A 
And scatters nyghtes remaynes from oute the skie : 

He sawe the armies make for bloudie fraie, 


And stopt his driving steedes, and hid his lyghtsome 


raye. 
SRE BLEED DLE DPD LA LDL LOI, 
SLUGHORNES, War trumpets. | JERNIE, journey. 
YREADEN, made ready. GuiepbEs, glides. 


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BATT DESO CFA S TINGS. 


Kkynge Harolde hie im ayre majestic raysd 

His mightie arme, deckt with a manchyn rare ; 
With even hande a mighty javlyn paizde, 

Then furyouse sent it whistlynge thro the ayre. 
It struck the helmet of the Sieur de Beer ; 

In vayne did brasse or yron stop its waie ; 
Above his eyne it came, the bones dyd tare, 
Peercynge quite thro, before it dyd allaie ; 

He tumbled, scritchyng wyth hys horrid payne ; 


His hollow cuishes rang upon the bloudie pleyne. 


ThisWillyam saw, and soundynge Rowlandes songe 
He bent his yron interwoven bowe, 
ib Makynge bothe endes to meet with myghte full 
) stronge, 
From out of mortals syght shot up the floe ; 
Then swyfte as fallynge starres to earthe belowe 


It slaunted down on Alfwoldes payncted sheelde ; 


Quite thro the silver-bordurd crosse did goe, 


MANCHYN, sleeve, | ScRITGHYNG, shrieking 
| 


PaIzDE, poised, | Curisues, armour for the thighs. 


ALLAIE, stop. | FLOE, arrow. 


Ey RRS UT ene re i ae rae rae » ine Sila r a aa 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Nor loste its force, but stuck into the feelde; 
The Normannes, like theyr sovrin, dyd prepare, 


And shotte ten thousande floes uprysynge in the aire. f 


As when a flyghte of cranes, that takes their waie 

In householde armies thro the flanched skie, arr 
Alike the cause, or companie or prey, 

If that perchaunce some boggie fenne is nie, 

Soon as the muddie natyon theie espie, 

Inne one blacke cloude theie to the erth descende ; 
Feirce as the fallynge thunderbolte they flie; 

In vayne do reedes the speckled folk defend: — 

So prone to heavie blowe the arrowes felle, 


And peercd thro brasse, and sente manie to heaven 
or helle. 


FFANCHED, arched. 


+ Duke William commanded his men that some of them should shoote directly 
forward, and other some upward, by reason whereof, the arrowes shot upward 
destroyed the Englishmen as they stooped, and the arrowes shot directly afore- 
hand, wounded them that stood upright. 


Stowe. 


i Re Meh alas ie a Gee et EYE OR 
Sa "Saas 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 423 


Filan Adelfred, of the stowe of Leigh, 

Felte a dire arrowe burnynge in his breste ; 

Before he dyd, he sent hys spear awaie, 

Thenne sunke to glorie and eternal reste. 

Nevylle, a Normanne of alle Normannes beste, 

Throw the jointe cuishe dyd the javlyn feel, 

As he on horsebacke for the fyghte addressd, 

And sawe hys bloude come smokynge oer the 
steele; 

He sente the avengynge floe into the ayre, 


And turnd hys horses hedde, and did to leeche re- 


payre. 


And now the javelyns, barbd with deathhis wynges, 
Hurld from the Englysh handes by force aderne, 


Whyzz dreare alonge, and songes of terror synges, 


—— 
7 a i‘ 
ae 


Such songes as alwaies clos’d in lyfe eterne. 
Hurld by such strength along the ayre theie burne, 


° 


Not to be quenched butte ynn Normannes bloude ; 


LEECHE, physician. | Dreare, ferrible. 
ADERNE, dire. 


GELS bilo. Rg, pile "lao 


PHEON, spear. 
GuyTTeD, gilded. 
LETHAL, deadly, 


424 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Wherere theie came they were of lyfe forlorn, 
And alwaies followed by a purple floude; 
Like cloudes the Normanne arrowes did descend, 


Like cloudes of carnage full in purple drops dyd end. 


Nor, Leofwynus, dydst thou still estande: 
Full soon thie pheon glytted in the aire; ##t@#@~ 
The force of none but thyne and Har olds hande 
Could hurle a javlyn with such lethal geer; 

Itte whyzzd a ghastlie dynne in Normannes ear, 
Then thundrynge dyd upon hys greave alyghte, 
Peirce to his hearte, and dyd hys bowels tear, 

He closd hys eyne in everlastynge nyghte; 

Ah! what avayld the lyons on his creste! 

His hatchments rare with him upon the grounde was 
prest. . 


Willyam agayne ymade his bowe-ends meet, 


And hie in ayre the arrowe wynged his waie, 


—_ es 


GEER, turn. 


| GREAVE, a@ part of armour. 


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BATTLE OF ‘HAST ING 5. 


Descendyng like a shafte of thunder fleete, 

Lyke thunder rattling at the noon of daie, 

Onne Algars sheelde the arrowe dyd assaie, 

There throghe dyd peerse, and stycke into his 
. groine ; 
In grypynge torments on the feelde he laie, 
Tille welcome dethe came in and clos’d his eyne; 
Distort with peyne he laie upon the borne, 

Lyke sturdie elms by stormes in uncothe wrythynge 


torne. 


Alrick his brother, when he this perceevd, 

He drewe his swerde, his lefte hande helde a speere, 
Towards the duke he turnd his prauncyng steede, 
And to the Godde of heaven he sent a prayre; 
Then sent his lethal javlyn in the ayre, | 

On Hue de Beaumontes backe the javelyn came, 
Thro his redde armour to hys harte it tare, 


He felle and thondred on the place of fame; 


ASSAIE, make at attempt. | Borne, burnished armour. 
DistorT, distorted, writhing. || UNCOTHE, strane. 


[LEY Sere are CS eee eave 


4,26 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Next with his swerde he ’sayld the Sieur de Roe, 


And braste his sylver helme so furyous was the blowe. 


But Willyam, who had seen hys prowesse great, 

‘Tooke a stronge arblaster, and bigge with fate 

From twangynge iron sente the fleetynge floe. 

As alric hoistes hys arme for dedlie blowe, 

Which, han it came, had been Du Roees laste, 

The swyfte-wyngd messenger from Willyams bowe 

Quite throwe his arme into his syde ypaste; 

His eyne shotte fyre, lyke blazyng starre at nyghte, 
He grypd his swerde, and felle upon the place of 


fyghte. 


O Alfwolde, saie; howe shalle I synge of thee 
Or telle howe manie dyd benethe thee falle; 
Not Haroldes self more Normanne knyghtes did 


slee, 
Not Haroldes self did for more praises call ; 


NTE AEE PSO TR 


Brastet, broke, burst. } ARBLASTER, cross-bow. 


BRONDE, fury. FLOE, arrow. 


bi aa! aati caate _— 2 
ee See (a asi cian caine al a PRT EN COLTRI IT Te Bae Syrt ee» 
em ton daa Bie hie a: 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


How shall a penne like myne then shew it all? 
Lyke thee, their leader, eche Brystowyanne 
foughte ; | 
Lyke thee their blaze must be canonical, 
Fore theie, like thee, that daie bewrecke yroughte: 
Did thirtie Normannes fall upon the grounde, 
Full half a score from thee and theie receive their 


fatale wounde. 


First Fytz Chivelloys felt thie direful force; 

Nete did hys helde out brazen sheelde-availe ; 

Eftsoones throwe that thie drivynge speare did 
peerce, 

Nor was ytte stopped by his coate of mayle; 

Into his breaste it quicklie did assayle; 

Out ran the bloude, like hygra of the tyde; 

With purple stayned all hys adventayle; 


In scarlet was his cuishe of sylver dyde: 


BEWRECKE, revenge, | Hycra, bore of the Severn. 
NETE, nought. 1 ADVENTAYLE, armor. 
I} 


ASSAYLE, attempt. Cuisur, armor for the thigh. 


428 BATELE® OF “HASTINGS: 


Upon the bloudie carnage house he laie, 
Whylst hys longe sheelde dyd gleem with the sun's 


rysyng ray. 


Next Fescampe felle; O Chrieste, how harde his 
fate 

To die the leckedst knyghte of all the thronge; 

His sprite was made of malice deslavate, cle eyo 

Ne shoulden find a place in anie songe. 

The broch’d keene javlyn hurld from honde so 
stronge 7 

As thine came thundrynge on his crysted beave; 

Ah! neete avayld the brass or iron thonge, 

With mightie force his skulle in twoe dyd cleave; 

Fallyng he shooken out his smokyng braine, 

As witherd okes or elmes are hewne from off the 


playne. 


Brocn’D, pointed. 
CRYSTED, crested. 


GLEEM, pointed. 
LECKEDST, cowardtes?. 


DestavatTe, disloyal. BEAVE, beaver. 


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BATTLE OF HASTINGS, 409 
Nor, Norcie, could thie myghte and skilfulle lore 
Preserve thee from the doom of Alfwold’s speere; 
Couldste thou not kenne, most skyll’d After-la- 
goure, * 
How in the battle it would wythe thee fare? 
When Alfwolds javelyn, rattlynge in the ayre, 
From hande dyvine on thie habergeon came, 
Oute at thy backe it dyd thie hartes bloud bear, 
It gave thee death and everlastynge fame; 
Thy deathe could onlie come from Alfwolde arme, 


As diamondes onlie can its fellow diamonds harme. 


| 


Lore, /earning. HABERGEON, coat of mail, 


KENNE, know. it BEHIGHT, mame. 


* The word Astrologer used sometimes to be expressed Asterlagour ; and so it 
seems to have occurred in this line. Chatterton was so ignorant as to read it 
Afterlagour ; and has absolutely disjointed the constituent parts, and taken it 
for a proper name; the name of a Norman of some consequence. He accord- 
ingly forgets the real person spoken of, and addresses this After-la-gour as a 
person of science— most skyll’dafter-la-gour.” He thought it was analogous 
to Delacoure, Delamere, and other compounded French names. So puerile 
are the mistakes of the person who is supposed te have been the author of these 
excellent poems. 


Bryant. 


BESPRENGE, spread. 


OF HASTINGS. 


BATTLE 


Next Sire du Mouline fell upon the grounde, 

Quite throughe his throte the lethal javlyn preste, 

His soule and bloude came roushynge from the 
wounde ; 

He closd his eyen, and opd them with the blest. 

It can ne be I should behight the rest, 

That by the myghtie arme of Alfwold felle, 

Paste bie a penne to be counte or expreste, 

Howe manie Alfwolde sent to heaven or helle; 

As leaves from trees shook by derne Autumns 
hand, . 


So laie the Normannes slain by Alfwold on the strand. 


As when a drove of wolves withe dreary yelles 


Assayle some flocke, ne care if shepster ken’t, ¥~ 


Besprenge destructione oer the woodes and delles; 


~__,.bhe shepster swaynes in vayne theyr lees lement ; 


5 giaty 


So foughte the Brystowe menne; ne one crevent, Co+ 


Ken’t, know it. Lees, Sheep-pasture. 
CREVENT, coward. 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Ne onne abashed enthoughten for to flee; 
With fallen Normans all the playne besprent, 
And like theyr leaders every man did slee; 


In vayne on every syde the arrowes fled; 


The Brystowe menne styll ragd, for Alfwold was not 


dead. 


Manie meanwhile by Haroldes arm did falle, 

And Leofwyne and Gyrthe encreasd the slayne; 

“Twould take a Nestor’s age to synge them all, 

Or telle how manie Normannes preste the playne; 

But of the erles, whom record nete hath slayne, 

O Truthe! for good of after-tymes relate 

That, thowe they’re deade, theyr names may lyve 
agayne, 

And be in deathe, as they in life were, greate; 


So after-ages maie theyr actions see, 


iyo And like to them eternal alwaie stryve to be. 


- 


Adhelm, a knyghte, whose holie deathiess sire 
Yor ever bended to St. Cuthbert’s shryne, 
Whose breast for ever burnd with sacred fyre, 


And een onn erthe he myghte be calld dyvine; 


L32 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 
To Cuthbert’s church he dyd his goodes resygne, 
And lefte hys son his God’s and fortunes knyghte ; 
His son the Saincte behelde with looke adigne, 
Made him in gemot wyse, and great in fyghte; 
Saincte Cuthberte dyd him ayde in all hys deedes, 


Lis friends he lets to lyve, and all his foemen bleedes 


He married was to Kenewalchae faire, 

The fynest dame the sun or moon adave ; 

She was the mightie Aderedus heyre, 

Who was alreadie hastynge to the grave ; 

As the blue Bruton, rysinge from the wave,’ 

Like sea-gods seeme in most majestic guise, 

And rounde aboute the risynge waters lave, 

And their longe hayre arounde their bodie flies, » " 
Such majestie was in her porte displaid, 


To be excelld bie none but Homer’s martial maid. 


White as the chaulkie clyffes of Brittaines isle, 


ted as the highest colour’d Gallic wine, 


ADAVE, arsoe npon. M. unauthorized. 


ADINGE, worthy. 
LavE, wask. 


GemoT, counsel. 


oe id 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Gaie as all nature at the mornynge smile, 
Those hues with pleasaunce on her lippes combine, 
Her lippes more redde than summer evenynge 
skyne, 
Or Pheebus rysinge in a frostie morne, 
Her breste more white than snow in feeldes that 
lyene, 
Or lillie lambes that never have been shorne, 
) Swellynge like bubbles in a boillynge welle, 
Or new-braste brooklettes gently whyspringe in the 


delle. 


Browne as the fylberte droppyng from the shélle, 
Browne as the nappy ale at Hocktyde game, 

ve So browne the crokyde rynges, that featlie fell 
Over the neck of the all-beauteous dame. 
Greie as the morne before the ruddie flame 
Of Phebus charyotte rollynge thro the skie; 
Greie as the steel-horn’d goats Conyan made tame, 


So greie appeard her feetly sparklyng eye; 


SKYNE, sky. 


|| Crokype, curling, crooked. 
LYENE, /ies. 


FEATLIE, genteely. 
NEW-BRASTE, newly burst. 


Vot. Il. Ff 


434 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Those eyne, that did oft mickle pleased look 
On Adhelm valyaunt man, the virtues doomsday 


book. 


Majestic as the grove of okes that stoode 

Before the abbie buylt by Oswald kynge ; 
Majestic as Hybernies holie woode, 

Where sainctes and soules departed masses synge ; 
Such awe from her sweete looke forthe issuynge 
At once for reveraunce and love did calle; 

Sweet as the voice of thraslarks in the Spring, 

So sweet the wordes that from her lippes did falle ; 
None fell in vayne; all shewed some entent; 


Her wordies did displaie her great entendement. 


Tapre as candles layde at Cuthberts’shryne, 
Tapre as elmes that Goodrickes abbie shrove: “/%??t 
Tapre as silver chalices for wine, 


So Tapre was her armes and shape ygrove. /o#?7+ 
(Saee ee ES | 


THRASLARKS, ¢hrushes. { SHROVE, shrouded. 


ENTENDEMENT, understanding. Yorove, formed. 


i AM a cation ae So 
aad Rs es nce"; 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


As skyllful mynemenne by the stones above 

Can ken what metalle is ylach’d belowe, 

So Kennewalcha’s face, ymade for love, 

The lovelie ymage of her soule did shewe: 

Thus was she outward form’d; the sun her mind 
Did guilde her mortal shape and all her charms 


refin’d, 


i 48 What blazours then, what glorie shall he clayme, 

| Wkat doughtie Homere shall hys praises synge, 
That lefte the bosome of so fayre a dame 
Uncall’d, unaskt, to serve his lorde the kynger 
To his fayre shrine goode subjects oughte to bringe 
The armes, the helmets, all the spoyles of warre, 
Throwe everie reaulm the poets blaze the thynge, 
And travelling merchants spredde hys name to farre; 
The stoute Norwegians had his anlace felte, 


And nowe among his foes dethe-doynge blowes he 


delte. 
EEE EI ce RSI RAEI 
MYNEMENNE, miners. } BLAZOURS, praisers. 
YLACH’D, confined. | DouGuTlie, powerful, 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


As when a wolfyn gettynge in the meedes 

He rageth sore, and doth about hym slee, 

Nowe here a talbot, there a lambkin bleeds, 

And alle the grasse with clotted gore doth stree ; 

As when a rivlette rolles impetuouslie, 

And breaks the bankes that would its force re- 
strayne, 

Alonge the playne in fomynge rynges doth flee, 

Gaynste walles and hedges doth its course main- 
tayne; 

As when a manne doth in a corne-fielde mowe, 


With ease at one felle stroke full manie is laide lowe. 


So manie, with such force, and with such ease, 
Did Adhelm slaughtre on the bloudie playne ; 
Before hym manie dyd theyr hearts bloude lease, lose 
Ofttymes he foughte on towres of smokynge slayne 
Angillian felte his force, nor felte in vayne ; 

He cut hym with his swerde athur the breaste ; 2127s 


Out ran the bloude, and did hys armoure stayne, 


STREE, strew, or scatter. 
| ATHUR, across. 


LEASE, Jose. 


, AL a A : Eide. 
BB wh Si aha BSR din sachs aimee Pom na. 25 Re Jina daioasaai aS uae _— 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


He clos’d his eyen in eternal reste ; 
Lyke a tall oke by tempeste borne awaie, 


Stretchd in the armes of dethe upon the plaine he laie. 


Next thro the ayre he sent his javlyn feerce, 

That on De Clearmoundes buckler did alyghte, 

Throwe the vaste orbe thesharpe pheone did peerce, 

Rang on his coate of mayle and spente its mighte. 

But soon another wingd its aiery flyghte, 

The keen broad pheon to his lungs did goe ; 

He felle, and groand upon the place of fighte, 

Whilst lyfe and bloude came issuynge from the 
blowe. 

Like a tall pyne upon his native playne, 


So fell the mightie sire and mingled with the slaine, 


Hue de Longeville, a force doughtre mere, . 

Advauncyd forwarde to provoke the darte, 

When soone he founde that Adhelmes poynted 
speere 


Had founde an easie passage to his hearte. 


PHEONE, Spear. \ MERE, exile, 


438 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


He drewe his bowe, nor was of dethe astarte, aff Seieate 

Then fell down brethlesse to encrease the corse ; 

But as he drewe hys bowe devoid of arte, 

So it came down upon Troyvillains horse ; 

‘Deep thro hys hatchments wente the pointed floe; ave 
Now here, now there, with rage bleedyng he rounde 


doth goe. 


Nor does he hede his mastres known commands, 

Tyll, growen furiouse by his bloudie wounde, 

Erect upon his hynder feete he staundes, 

And throwes hys mastre far off to the grounde. 

Near Adhelms feete the Normanne laie astounde, 
Besprengd his arrowes, loosend was his sheelde, 7 
Thro his redde armoure, as he laie ensoond, Lan a Ma 
He peercd his swerde, and out upon the feelde 

The Normannes bowels steemd, a deadlie syehte { 


He opd and closd his eyen in everlastynge nyghte, 


AsTate, afraid. 
HATCHMENTS, caparisons. 
ASTOUNDE, stunned, 


BESPRENGD, scattered, 
ENSOOND, im a swoon. 
STEEMD, reeked. 


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2 ae ee : Sa eecae AOE Ee... a. ea arama aeae hacer eet — 
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BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 439 


@averd, a Scot, who for the Normannes foughte, 

A mann well skilld in swerde and soundynge 
strynge, 

Who fled his country for a crime enstrote, 

For darynge with bolde worde hys loiaule kynge, 

He at Erle Aldhelme with grete force did flynge 

An heavie javlyn, made for bloudie wounde, 

Alonge his sheelde askaunte the same did ringe, 

Peered thro the corner, then stuck in the grounde; 

So when the thonder rauttles in the skie, 


Thro some tall spyre the shaftes in a torn cleyis fhe. 


Then Addhelm hurld a croched javlyn stronge, 

With mighte that none but such grete championes 
] know; 

Swifter than thoughte the javlyu past alonge, 

Ande hytte the Scot most feirclie on the prowe; 

His helmet brasted at the thondring blowe, 


Into his brain the tremblyn javlyn steck; 


ENSTROTE,, fo be punished. Prowse, forehead. 
ASKAUNTE, S/anting. BRASTED, burst. 
Cievis, cleft. STECK, stuck, 

; ~ > 


ETE RGSS ee ene 


440 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


From eyther syde the bloude began to flow, 
And run in circling ringlets rounde his neck ; 
Down fell the warriour on the lethal 'strande, 


_Lyke some tall vessel wreckt upon the tragick sande. 


CONTINUED. 


Where fruytless heathes and meadowes cladde in 
erele, 

Save where derne‘hawthornes reare theyr humble 
heade, 

The hungrie traveller upon his waie 

Sees a huge desarte alle arounde hym spredde, 

The distaunte citie scantlie to be spedde, 

The curlynge force of smoke he sees in vayne, 

Tis to far distaunte, and his onlie bedde 

~Iwimpled in hys cloke ys on the playne, 
Whylste rattlynge thonder forrey oer his hedde, 


And raines come down to wette hys harde uncouthlie 


bedde. 
QE EEE 
Derne, dreary, melancholy. IWwIMPLED, covered, 
SCANTLIE, scarcely, | FoRREY, destroy. 


Pee i a i ogee FM sn: a ARAN NS hele Ra Nt i eS AB 
ad e ‘ ata 7 eee > eS fy rol ¥ ‘. 


i: 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 441 


A wondrous pyle of rugged mountaynes standes, 
Placd on eche other in a dreare arraie, 

It ne could be the worke of human handes, 

It ne was reared up bie menne of claie. 

Here did the Brutons ‘adoration paye 

To the false god whom they did Tauran name, 
Dightynge hys altarre with ereete fyres in Maie, 
Roastynge theyr vyctualle round aboute the flame, 
"Twas here that Hengyst did the Brytons slee, 


| As they were mette in council for to bee. 


Neere on a loftie hylle a citie standes, 
eS That lyftes yts scheafted heade ynto the skies, 
And kynglie lookes arounde on lower landes, 
And the longe browne playne that before itte lies. 
Herewarde, borne of parentes brave and wyse, 
Within thys vylle fyrste adrewe the ayre, 
A blessynge to the erthe sente from the skies, 
In anie kyngdom nee could fynde his pheer ; 
Now rybbd in steele he rages yn the fyghte, 


2 


And sweeps whole armies to the reaulmes of nyghte 


DIGHTYNGE, dressing. 


| PHEER, egual, 
SCHEAFTED, adorned with turrets. 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


So when derne Autumne wyth hys sallowe hande 
Tares the green mantle from the lymed trees, ~ #02 g 
The leaves besprenged on the yellow strande 
Flie in whole armies from the blataunte breeze; 7% 
Alle the whole fielde a carnage-howse he sees, 
And sowles unknelled hover’d oer the bloude; 
rom place to place on either hand he slees, 
And sweepes alle neere hym lyke a bronded floude ; }~ 
Dethe honge upon his arme; he sleed so maynt, 


"Tis paste the pointel of a man to paynte. 


sry@hte sonne in haste han drove hys fierie wayne 
A three howres course alonge the whited skyen, 
Vewynge the swarthless bodies on the playne, 
And longed greetlie to plonce in the bryne. LA 
For as hys beemes and far-stretchynge eyne 

Did view the pooles of gore yn purple sheene, 
The wolsomme vapours rounde hys lockes did 


twyne, 


LYMED, smooth. PoINTEL, pen. 


BESPRENGED, scattered, SKYEN, sky. 
BLATAUNTE, mozsy. SWARTHLESS, without souls, lifeless. 


BRONDED, furious. PLONCE, plunge. 


TS 
SS 


Maynt, many, 


ES ES eT EOL ONT EIEN Sy 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


And dyd disfygure all hys semmlikeen : 
Phen to harde actyon he hys wayne dyd rowse, 


In hyssynge ocean to make glair hys browes. 


Duke Wyllyam gave commaunde, eche Norman 
knyghte, 

That beer war-token in a shielde so fyne, 
Shoulde onward goe, and dare to closer fyghte 
The Saxonne warryor, that dyd so entwine, 
Lf </ Lyke the neshe bryon and the eglantine, 
- Orre Cornysh wrastlers at a Hocktyde game, 

The Normannes, all emarchialld in a lyne, 
p.zwLo the ourt arraie of the thight Saxonnes came ; 
There ’twas the whaped Normannes on a parre 


Dyd know that Saxonnes were the sonnes of warre. 


Oh Turgotte, wheresoeer thie spryte dothe haunte, 


Whither wyth thie lovd Adhelme by thie syde, 


WotsomMeE, /oathsome. 
SEMMLIKEEN, countenance, 


OurT, open. 
| Guar, clear. 


| EGLANTINE, sweetbrier. 

a8 : 

| THIGHT, closed, consolidated. 

| NeEsHeE, fender cn, ae 

| 2 4 | WHAPED, asfonished, 
Bryon, wild-vine. fl 


444 BATTLE.-OF HASTINGS. 


Where thou mayste heare the swotie nyghte larke 
chaunte, 

Orre wyth some mokynge brooklette swetelie glide, 

Or rowle in ferselie wythe ferse Severnes tyde, ; 

Whereer thou art,. come and my mynde enleeme 

Wyth such greete thoughtes as dyd with thee 
abyde, 

Thou sonne, of whom I oft have caught a beeme, 

Send mee agayne a drybblette of thie lyghte, 


That I the deeds of Englyshmenne maie wryte. 


Harold, who saw the Normannes to advaunce, 
Seizd a huge byll, and layd hym down hys spere; 
Soe dyd ech wite laie downe the broched launce, 
And groves of bylles did glitter in the ayre. 
Wyth showtes the Normannes did to battel steere; 
Campynon famous for his stature highe, 

Fyrey wythe brasse, benethe a shyrte of lere, 


In cloudie daie he reechd into the skie; 


DrvyBBLETTE, small portion, 
BRocHED, pointed. 
Lere, Jeather. 


SwoOTIe, sweet. 
MoxynGE, mocking, bubbling. 


ENLEME, enlighten. 


oe Serre: = ~ WC EES ———— - 
Sia A MS a came on ea ABS ana MRI oe ee 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Neere to Kyng Harolde dyd he come alonge, 


And drewe hys steele Morglaien sworde so stronge. 


Thryce rounde hys, heade hee swung hys anlace 
wyde, 

On whyche the sunne his visage did agleeme, 

Then straynynge, as hys membres would dyvyde, 

Hee stroke on Haroldes sheelde yn manner breme; 

Alonge the fielde it made an horrid cleembe, 

Coupeynge Kyng Harolds payncted sheeld in 
twayne, 

Then yn the bloude the fierie swerde dyd steeme, 

And then dyd drive ynto the bloudie playne; 

So when in ayre the vapours do abounde, 

Some thunderbolte tares trees and dryves ynto the 


orounde. 


© Harolde upreer’d hys bylle, and furious sente 


A stroke, lyke thondre, at the Normannes syde; 


ANLACE, sword, | 
AGLEEME, shine, | 

. | 
BREME, furious. 1} 


CLEEMBE, sound. 


CoUPEYNGE cutting. 


446 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


Upon the playne the broken brasse besprente 

Dyd ne hys bodie from dethe-doeynge hyde; 

He tournyd backe, and dyd not there abyde ; 

‘With straught oute sheelde hee ayenwarde did goe, 

Threwe downe the Normannes, did their rankes 

divide, 

To save himselfe lefte them unto the foe ; 

So olyphauntes, in kingdomme of the sunne, 
When once provok’d doth throwe theyr owne troopes 


runne. 


Harolde, who ken’d hee was his armies staie, 
) Nedeynge the rede of generaul so wyse, 
Byd Alfwoulde to Campynon, haste awaie, 
As thro the armie ayenwarde he hies, 
Swyfte as a feether’d takel Alfwoulde flies, *xE™ 
The steele bylle blushynge oer wyth lukewarm 
bloude ; 
| Ten Kenters, ten Bristowans for th’ emprize 


Hasted wyth Alfwoulde where Campynon stood, 


eer SES 
BESPRENTE, scattered. Reve, advice. 
AYENWARDE, backward. | TAKEL, arrow. 


OLYPHAUNTES, elephants. 


Gait Toh oh AS a cae Fa a oe aS MR RN a mh, Sate eed ae 


BATIUE! (OF HASTINGS: 
Who aynewarde went, whylste everie Normanne 
knyghte 
Dyd blush to see their champyon put to flyghte. 
As painctyd Bruton, when a wolfyn wylde, 
When yt is cale and blustrynge wyndes do blowe, 
Wy/o#,Enters hys bordelle, taketh hys yonge chylde, 
= And wyth his bloude bestreynts the lillie snowe, 
He thoroughe mountayne hie and dale doth goe, 
Throwe the quyck torrent of the bollen ave, 
Throwe Severne rollynge oer the sandes belowe 
He skyms alofe, and blents the beatynge wave, 
Ne stynts, ne lagges the chace, tylle for hys eyne 


In peecies hee the morthering theef doth chyne. 


So Alfwoulde he dyd to Campynon haste ; 


Hys bloudie bylle awhap’d the Normannes eyne; 


Hee fled, as wolfes when bie the talbots chae’d, 


Cate, cold. 


BLENTS, mixes with. 
BorRDELLE, cottage: 


STYNTS, sfops. 
Cuyne, divide. 
AWHAP’D, astonished. 


BELTREYNTS, sprinkles. 
Bouin AVE, swelling wave. 
ALOFE, aloft. 


LeEry See aRT® CYT ree ae 


445 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


To bloudie byker he dyd ne enclyne. 

Duke Wyllyam stroke hym on hys brigandyne, 
And said ; Campynon, is it thee I see? 

Thee ? who dydst actes of glorie so bewryen, 
Now poorlie come to hyde thieselfe bie mee ? 
Awaie! thou dogge, and acte a warriors parte, 


Or with mie swerde I'll perce thee to the harte. . 


Betweene Erle Alfwoulde and Duke Wyllyam’s 
bronde 

Campynon thoughte that nete but deathe coulde 
bee, 

Seezed a huge swerde Morglaien yn his honde, 

Mottrynge a praier to the Vyrgyne: 

So hunted deere the dryvynge houndes will slee, 

When theie dyscover they cannot escape; 

And feerful lambkyns, when theie hunted bee, 

Theyre ynfante hunters doe theie ofte awhape; 

Thus stoode Campynon, greete but hertlesse 
knyghte, : 

When feere of dethe made hym for deathe to fyghte. 


eee 


BRONDE, sword. 


BYKER, contest. 
| MorTtTRYNGE, muttering. 


BEWRYEN, shew. 


4 I OT aI peeve 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 449 


Alfwoulde began to dyghte hymselfe for fyghte, 
Meanewhyle hys menne on everie syde dyd siee, 
Whan on hys lyfted sheelde withe alle hys myghte 
Campynon’s swerde in burlie-brande dyd dree ; 
Bewopen Alfwoulde fellen on his knee; 
Hys Brystowe menne came in hym for to save; 
Eftsoons upgotten from the grounde was hee, 
And dyd agayne the touring Norman brave; 
Hee graspd hys bylle in syke a drear arraie, 

Hee seem’d a lyon catchynge at hys preie. 


oO 


Upon the Normannes brazen adventayle 

The thondrynge bill of mightie Alfwould came; 

It_made a dentful bruse, and then dyd fayle; 

Fromme rattlynge weepons shotte a sparklynge 
flame ; 

Eftsoons agayne the thondrynge bill ycame, 


Peers’d thro hys adventayle and skyrts of lare: 


DYGHTE, prepare. ADVENTAYLE, armors 


DENTFUL, indentend, 


BuRvi£-BRANDE, armed fury, | 
Dree, drive. LareE, feather, 
BEWOPEN, stupefieds | 


Vos IL. Gg 


ry 


/ &<'To see the bawsin champyon preste upon the grounde.®, 


A50 BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


A tyde of purple gore came wyth the same, 
As out hys bowells on the feelde it tare; 


Campynon felle, as when some cittie-walle 


ie he 


Inne dolefulle terrours on its mynours falle. 


He felle, and dyd the Norman rankes dyvyde; 
*So when an oke, that shotte ynto the skie, | 
Feeles the broad axes peersynge his broade syde, 

Slowlie he falls and on the grounde doth lhe, 
Pressynge all downe that is with hym anighe, 
And stoppynge wearie travellers on the waie; 

So straught upon the playne the Norman hie 
Bled, gron’d and dyed: the Normanne knyghtes 


astound 


STRAUGHT, stretched out. | BAWSIN, duge. 


* As when the mountain oak, or poplar tall, 
Or pine, fit mast for some great admiral, 
Groans to the oft-heaved axe with many a wound, 
Then spreads a length of ruin on the ground. 
Pope’s Homer. 


BATTLE OF HASTINGS. 


As when the hygra of the Severne roars, 
And thunders ugsom on the sandes below, 
biA.* The cleembe reboundes to Wedeceters shore, 
¥ And sweeps the black sande rounde its horie prowe ; 
ie v%éSo bremie Alfwoulde thro the warre dyd goe; 
Hys Kenters and Brystowans slew ech syde, 
bey Betreinted all alonge with bloudless foe, 
P ~~ And seemd to swyimm alonge with bloudie tyde ; 
Fromme place to place besmeard with bloud they 
went, 


And rounde aboute them swarthless corse besprente. 


A famous Normanne who yclepd Aubene, 
Of skyllin bow, intylte, and handesworde fyghte, 
That daie yn feelde han manie Saxons sleene, 

ln *’. Forre he in sothen was a manne of myghte ; 
Fyrste dyd his swerde on Adelgar alyghte, 


As he on horsebock was, and peersd hys gryne, 


NETO 8 ELSE SRT 


Sree 


Hyera, bore. SwarTuiess, /:feless. 
Ucsom, terrible. BESPRENTE, Scattered. 
CLEEMBE, noise. Ycuepp, called, 
Prowe, brow. SorueEn, truth. 
BREMIE, furious. GRYNE, groin. 


BETREINTED, sprinkled. 


BATTLE OF 


HASTINGS. 


Then upward wente: in everlastynge nyghte 
Hee closd hys rollyng and dymsyghted eyne. 
Next Eadlyn, Tatwyn, and fam’d Adelred, 


Bie various causes sunken to the dead. 


But now to Alfwoulde he opposynge went, 

To whom compar’d hee was a man of stre,_ Shred 
And wyth bothe hondes a myghtie blowe he sente 
At Alfwouldes head, as hard as hee could dree; #4 


But on hys payncted sheelde so bismarlie 


oo 


Aslaunte his swerde did go ynto the grounde; 
Then Alfwould hym attack’d most furyouslie, 
Athrowe hys gaberdyne hee dyd him wounde, 
Then soone agayne hys swerde hee dyd upryne, 


And clove his creste and split hym to the eyne. 


as * * ahs iS #* % 
STRE, straw.  ASLAUNTE, slanting. 
Dree, drive. GABERDYNE, cloak. 


BISMARLIE, curiously. Upryna, Lift up. 


bls ak mass TETRIS SY T= 
P B ee lene 


ACCOUNT 


OF THE 


Family of the De Bergham, 


NORMAN CONQUEST 
TO THIS TIME. 


ht Collected from original Records, Tournament Rolls, and the Heralds of 
j March and Garters’ Records..... by 


THOMAS CHATTERTON. 


Transcribed from a MS. in Chatterton’s hand-writing, in 
the possession of Mr. Cottle. 


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Fe WAS tate 


oN Yy Y Y 
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oe wee eer Vee cae ey 


trom a Drawing by Chatterton,in the Lojsefston of M’ Cottle. 


By ek Smith se. 


Fublished byL Longman & OR es, Pater-Noster Row Nov12602. 


Some Account of the De Burgham Pedigree, with a few 


Ere” _ 
bias cM hte ae ete TT TE NTE I 


observations upon it, may not be unacceptable to the 
Reader. 

Mr. Burgum was a Pewterer, of Bristol, and Partner 
with Mr. George Catcott, (so often referred to in the 
Rowleian Controversy.) Chatterton was under some 
slight pecuniary obligations to Mr. Burgum, and calling 
on him one day, when he was about sixteen years Oy acc, 
he told him that he had his Pedigree at home, from the 
time of William the Conqueror, and informed him of 
the many distinguished Families to which he was allied. 
Mr. Burgum expressed a wish to see this Pedigree, and 
a few days after Chatterton presented him with the 
following. 

The De Burgham Pedigree, in what ever licht it be 
considered, is an extraordinary production. The follow- 
ing are offered as a few cursory remarks upon it, ull the 


uiler investigation, 


Public shall be presented with a 
which the subject amply merits, as it is calculated to 
throw very important light on RowLey’s Porms, if not 
to decide the Controversy. 

Instead of this Pedigree being founded on original, and 
well-attested documents, as Chatterton affirmed, | have 
no hesitation in expressing an opinion that the whole is a 
fabrication, and that from the following considerations. 


456 


In the first place Chatterton commences the work with 
an erroneous assertion, No such person as “* Simon de 
Leynete Lyze, alias Senliz,” came ‘to England with 
William the conqueror, as appears from an examination 
of the list of Names, still extant. And in affirming that 
this Senliz was created Earl of Northampton, by Wiliam, 
after the execution of the former Earl of that name, it is 
contrary to express and acknowledged Fact*. 

Another fundamental A rgument against the authen- 
ticity of the Manuscript, is this. Altho’ Chatterton has 
ascribed so great respectability and antiquity to the Fa- 
mily of De Burgham, including a succession of Knights, 
Barronets and Poets, yet no such name is on record as 
being entitled to any Coat of Arms, and which could not 
have been the case if the De Burghams had been so ancient 
and honourable a Family.t 

Nor are the authorities which Chatterton, cites in 
support of his assertions entitled to greater credit. We 


* Alwyne, whose lands lay in Warwickshire, in the Reign of Edward the 
Confessor, had Issue, Turkil, or Turchill, who was the reputed Earl of 
Warwick, at the time of the Conquest. This Turkil, by his second Wife, 
had Issue, Osbert de Arden, who was seated at Compton-Wyniate, in the 
County of Warwick, and took the Sir-name of Compton, from. whom the 
Earls of Northampton descended. 


+ Before the Revolution, Commissioners, from the Herold’s College, 
proceeded, at stated times, to every County in the Kingdom, and summoned 
before them all Persons, who had risen in opulence since their last visit, to 
take out their Coat or Arms. The expense was not inconsiderable, and 
whoever refused the proposed honour, was obliged, under a penalty, to write 
his Name in the Survey Book, at the top of which appeared, in legible 


Characters, * We the undersigned, renounce all claims to the title of 
Gentlemen !” 


SE See eR: sea eG RA Aina aac MEA ad 
> nee he 


AST 


have heard of Oral tradition, but Oral Deeds, Writings 
and Tournament Rolls, are a new and inadmissible species 
of evidence. And although with many Readers t 
thority of Rowley may still be deemed legitimate, yet the 
Records of Marcu and Garter, so often referred to, are 
absolute non-entities ; these titles bei aplied to officers 
only in different departments of Heraldry, and not to 
particular Writings. 

With respect to the emblazonments, which so scrupu- 
lously follow the introduction of every new Name, Chat- 
terton, equally exposes himself to detection. The Coats 
of Arms ascribed to different Individuals throughout the 
Work, are for the most part, the direct. reverse of those 
which the respective Pi ie have ever borne; inde- 
pendently of which, some are imperfectly defined, and 
others extravagantly complex. Fits may be remarked also, 
o In his 


Ay 


that for a long series of real arms, he is too sparin 
embellishments. The Cross, so familiar to the Bearings of 
the middle ages, he has seldom introduced, as well as 
Saltiers, Efigies, and Ordinaries, with artificial and 
Chimerical Figures: and he has made little other use 
of Celestials, than the occasional introduction of an 
Fstoile. 

These omissions, in the opinion of a Heraldrist, with- 
out any other evidence, would be a strong presumptive 
argument against the authenticity of the MS. 

There are two Lancashire Families of the Name of Chat- 
terton, but neither of them is entitled to arms, rese mbling 
in any respect that ascribed to “ Rapcrirr pe Cuarrer- 
TON.” (A most significant and ae Name!) The 
first being, Gules, a Cross Potent Cross’d, Or, and the se- 
cond, Argent, a Cheveron, Gules, between three Tent 
Hooks. 


458 


Every Reader will remark the great difference between 
the Emblazonment given to the Family of Chatterton in the 
De Burgham MS. and that which Chatterton assigns to him- 
self in his Witu.t The former is pompous in the extreme, 
while the latter is distinguished for its simplicity. There 
appears however a mistake in it, twice repeated. It be- 
gins, “ Vest a Fess,” which has no meaning, Vest not 
being an Heraldic term. It should doubtless be read in 
both instances, “ Fess Vert.” An error which Chatterton’s 
transcriber might very naturally make. . 

The same inconsistency also will be found in the 
Escutcheon given to De Burgham in the MS, and the 
engraving annexed, (which is taken from a Drawing, cu- 
riously painted by Chatterton, on a Piece of Parchment 
about eight inches square, and which he presented to 
Mr. Burgham, as a correct copy of his Arms ly 

These mistakes and inadvertancies may fairly be attri- 
buted to the haste with which the MS. was probably 
written, designed merely to answer some temporary pur- 
pose, and { mention them only to infer that no person 
would have been exposed to such errors who primarily 
respected fact, and strictly adhered to authorities. 

It appears very evident that Chatterton had paid par- 
ticular attention to the subject of Heraldry, both from the 
present publication, as well as from his letter to Ralph 
Bigland Esq. and some other parts of his Works, but 
there are few Readers who will not smile when they find 

the beardless Bard of Bristol gravely telling his Relation 
Mr. Stephens of Salisbury, that he traces his descent 
from Fitz-Stephen, Grandson of Od, Earl of Bloys, and 
Lord of Holderness, in the eleventh Century !* 


+ Vol. 3, * Vide Letters, Vol. 3. 


IPT LN FTIR A Ta yr er > 
y ; DRY, yy We 


ASY 


With respect to the Authorities which Chatterton gives 
for his Emblazonments, they will be found to consist merely 
of a number of names, well known in Heraldry, and, as 
might besupposed, without any particular reference, amongst 
which frequently appear, March! Garter! and Rowley! 

In order to ascertain, in a general way, what portion 
of Truth was contained in the Pedigree of De Burgham, 
I have examined several of the works referred to in the 
margin of the MS. and find, except in one instance, the 
information pretended to be derived from them wholly 
unfounded. 

This one exception refers to Sir William Moleneux, 
who is mentioned at nearly the the end of the Manuscript, 
as having died at Canterbury, on his return from the wars 
in Spain, in the Year 1372, and at which place he was 
buried with a latin Inscription. This information and in- 
scription are accurately taken from Weaver’s FuNnerau 
MonuMEnTs, page 234, and to which Chatterton directs 
the Reader. But there is collateral evidence that Chaiter- 
ton was acquainted with this Work, as he refers to it in his 
account of the Christmas Games, page 87, Vol. 3, of 
the present Edition. 

Several Epitaphs and Paragraphs in old French and 
Latin will appear in different parts of the following Pedi- 
gree; but it should be remarked that Chatterton did not 
understand what he had thus written, as he uniformly 
applied for an explanation to Barrett, the Historian of 
Bristol; and the translations which are given, are accu- 
rately printed from Barrett's hand-writing, which invari- 
ably follows the Latin and French in the original MS. 

The Pedigree of the De Burgham Family, will probably 
illustrate the character of Chatterton, more than any 


A469 


thing which has yet been published. The preceding 
remarks it may be presumed will excite reasonable suspi- 
cions, and if subsequent inquiries should prove that the 
whole is a fabrication, it will exhibit Chatterton, to the 
advocates of Rowley, in a new light, it will demonstrate 
him to have indulged a peculiar taste for subjects con- 
nected with antiquities; it will prove him to have possessed 
a sound judgment in selecting names and incidents, adap- 
ted to his purpose ; and will exhibit a mind capable of 
forming a great and intricate plan, on the most slender 
materials, supported alone by nice arrangement and spe- 
cious falsehood. 

The ingenuity also which Chatterton will have disco- 
vered in adopting and applying quotations, from languages 
which he did not understand, will be very observable, and 
shew that he not only possessed no ordinary share of per- 
severance, but a power of assembling the plausible, and it 
may be added, a love, a very PASSION for wposing on the 
credulity of others. 

Should this Pedigree be proved to be wholly unfounded, 
the authenticity of the “ Romaunte of the Cnyghte,”* 
ascribed to Joun DE Burenam, will hardly be contended 
for, and if Chatterton was equal to these varied and 
complicated Fogeries, who shall deny him the capability 
of producing RowLey! This is a suggestion which will 
arise in every unbiassed mind, and impartiality must 
conclude that they will then be manifestly links of the 
same chain, distinguished only by their respective mag- 


nitudes. 


er SLCC e ER a a mn ei alii ain mata Ba SE 
. way se a So eat f a, "Sane. 


461 


The publication of the following Pedigree, in the opi- 
nion of the author of these remarks, will throw a conclusive 
weight in the Anti-Rowleians’ scale. With this accession 
of strength, they may assume a bolder tone, and with 
undoubting confidence affirm, that Chatterton must hence- 
forth be regarded as the absolute and unqualified AurHor 
of RowLey.* 

In identifying the Priest of the 15th Century with the 
Bard of the 18th, as far as intellect extends, Chatterton 
must ever be considered as an almost miraculous Being, on 
whom was showered “‘ The Pomp and Prodigality of Hea- 
ven!” Independently of his creative faculty, he is to be 
recognized as one who seemed intuitively to possess what 
others imperfectly acquire by labour. All difficulties va- 


* There is a conclusion to be drawn from a line in Chatterton’s Will, which 
{ do not recollect to have seen noticed. He says, 


“* For had I never known the Antique Lore.” 


What does he mean by “ Antique Lore?” certainly not transcribing 
A School-Boy might have done this. Without doubt he meant that earnest 
attention to obsolete Language, which was made the foundation of Rowley! 

The following is another suspicious circumstance. The Glossary to all 
Rowley’s Poems, was furnished sy CHATTERTON. It is strange that Chatter- 
ton should be denied the Power of using Words, the meaning of which he so 
well understood : 


An argument also of great importance is to be deduced from the beginning 
of one of Chatterton’s Letters, to Horace Walpole. Hesays. “ Aslam now 
fully convinced that Rowley’s Papers are Genuine.’—If Chatterton had ever 
possessed the Originals of Rowley, it is impossible that he should have doubted 
concerning their Authenticity; and as the expression ‘* Now convinced” 
implies that he had efore doubted, the inference is very plain that he never 
possessed the originals. 


162 


nished before him, and every branch of knowledge became 
familiar to which he momentarily directed his luminous 
attention. 

When we consider the wonderful acquirements of Chat- 
terton, in his short life, the maturity of his understanding, 
the brilliancy of his fancy, and the accuracy of his taste, 
the mind indulges in a melancholy but luxurious anticipa- 
tion of what another seventeen years might have pro- 
duced! But, as itis, he has reared to himself an im- 
mortal Cenotaph; and it is high time for the public, 
with a decisive hand, to pluck the borrowed plumes from 
a fictitious RowLeEy, and to place them on the brow of a 
real Cuarrerton. His fame should no longer be divi- 
ded, but the present generation should boast the honora- 
ble distinction of having produced, perhaps, the greatest 
Genius that ever appeared in the “ Tide of Times.” 


Jeol. 


ORT Ah i Hane hat we a aa 


Account of the De BERGHAM Family. 


Printed, with respect to the references, in the exact form in 
pat i F 
which Catterton wrote it. 


4 


ver" (1) SIMON de Leyncte Lyze, alias Senliz, mar- 
eylin . : 


Newbery | ried Matilda; Daughter of (2) Waltheof.* Ear! 
Creeche. 3 s ) 


|of Northumberland, Northampton and Hun- 


* Rellots Wt nthe one ah ow 
Battle Abbey,| ingdont. He came into England, with Wm. 


Satu the Conqueror{, who after the execution of 
40 A; Waltheof, for high Treason, created him 
Earl of Northampton in the year of Christ, 
M.LXXV: by Deed by him granted, it 
appears he was possessed of Burgham Castle, 
in Northumberland. He had three Sons, 


§ Ex jSimon, (3)Nigell de Lea,§ who married 


Stem: é 
fam: d¢_-|Hawisia de Asheton, by “Wfiém he had a 
Son, (4) Normannus, Father of Nigelle de 
(1) Per Pale indented, Or and Gules. (2) Argent a 
Reigat : F ‘ 
Made Lyon Rampt: Azure: a Chief Gules. (3) Bendy Or and 
. Azure, a Pale Counter-changed, (4) A Cheveron between 
Q ; 


three Gauntletts, 


404 ACCOUNT OF THE 


Ex A cat \ Te 1S en L i ee ; 

pel Asheton,(s’ Knight, who married ||Hester de 

Sir Johan de 
Lereches. 


*Mcs. | de Orme,* married (7) Sywarda de Castleton, 


R.Thoresby, | 2 ‘a 
F.R.s. | fron whom descended (8) Sir Thomas de Ash- 


Haroldstan (6) Com: Pem: whose Son, Harrie 


+ Collins, | ton, > Knight Lord of Ashton, whose successor 


was, Sir Robert de Asheton, his Son and Herr, 


a Person of great note : for he was Vice Cham- 
berlain to Edward 3d, and by that title was in 
Commission with others for obtaining a Peace 


+ Ashmole’s | with Charles, Kine of France. He resided in 
order of the is 
Garter {the West, ||was Warden of the Cinque Ports 
Page 669. ) b) 
| Collins {and Admiral of the narrow Seas, also Justice of 
‘Thoresby. bs : 
[reland in 43 of Ed. 3d, and constituted Trea- 
surer of England in 47 Ed. 3d, about which 


(Mon. | time being in that office, he was appointed,§ 
Val 1 with John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, 
King of Castile, and Leon. Sir Roger de 
Beaucamp and others of the greatest quality. 


* Visit Grantees* in Trust of divers manors, rents 


de Cant: 
and reversions purchased in Kent by the 


oe eRe RD eee BRE ts EE 


Seagar (5) Sable on Fess Argent, an Estoile Gules. (6) 4th, Ast. 


Nortis Or a Chief indented Azure. 2d. Argent a Lyon Rampt: 


Camden i 
Guillim - | Gules debrused with a frette parted per Pale, Ora Sable, 


rae 3dly. Lozengis Argent and Gules; 4thly. Barrie Bendy Or 


1460 and Sable. (7) Ora Fess Vert. 


bit 9 Poi EG pau oR TET SN NT leer toe Se Ee San EV 
‘ee ay: : ‘ wea ‘ f Sy aR AT SS 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


King, to enfeoff therewith the Abbey of St. 
Mary le Grace, near the Tower of London. 
He was afterwards constituted Constable of 
Dover Castle,f and was in such esteem and | + Thoresby 


favour with that King, that he appointed him 


one of the Ex:ors of his last Will and Tes 
tament. He was continued in favour in 


the succeeding Reign, and in the 4th of 


t Cotton’s 


Richard 2d, was warden of the Cinque Ports.f | + 2°" 


He died,;the 8th,, ‘Richard. the @d. | His 
Son (8) Thomas de Asheton, Father of John 


Asheton, being then a Knight, served. in 
Parliament 12, Richard 2. As one of the 
Knights for Lancashire.|| This Sir John was} | baeed, 
drowned at Norham, leaving Issue by his} esis 
Lady, the Daughter of (9)Sir Robert Stan- 


dish, of Standish, two Sons, Ist, Johu, and 


Nicholas, Knight of (4°)St. John of Jerusalem 


Rowley’s 


| 
in Bristol.4 John de Asheton, the eldest Son | § x 
MSS, 


succeeding to the Lordship of Ashton and | 


(8) (Omitted in the MS.) (9) Ermine a Pile Sable. 
(10) Per Cheveron in Chief three Kstoils in Base a Lyon 
Rampant, t: w. 


Vot. II. Hh 


VERN GNS hers eee neat 


* Collins 
Nom: Mil: 
in Coll: Thos 

Tekyll. 


+ Pryme 


Ex Org 
Penos 7 
Ashton 


~ Thoresby. 


Rougo 
Dragon - 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


|at the Coronation of Henry 4th, was made 


Knight of the Bath,* served in Parliament, 


12 and 13 Henry 4, 1 and 2 Henry 5, for 


4 


the County of Landcaster,ft and was made 
Captain and Bailiff of Constance in France 
as areward for his services, as appears by 
several deeds, and the following extracts 
from the Tournament Books of Qauraster He- 
ralde. “ Syr: R: de: Shellie GYagenst Syr 
T: de Ashtoune: the which Syr Johan dyd 
possesse ande houlde Constaunce yn Fraunce 
as mede for hys vailouros Ach:me:ts.” He 
had two Wives: from his second marriage 


descended the Ashton’s of Middleton, and by 


his first Wife, (12)Isabelle Daughter of Sir 


Ralph Elande, of Brighouse in Com: Ebor: 
who was buried at Wakefield in that County, 
as the following Inscription testifies. He 
had 4 Sons and 8 Daughters. The Inscrip- 


tion is as follows.{ 


(11) Or Semie de Shells Sable. (12) Argent Seven Lo- 


| zenges Warye’3.3/1. 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


Hic jacet Ossa, Dom: Isabeilae 
Asheton miper Uxoris Johis Ashton, 
Militis and Mater Willi Mirfield, 
Militis obit tertio Mati 1488. 


By which it appears* she had been the 
Wife of Alan de Mirfield @3)Knight. Her 
A Sons and eight Daugh: by Sir John Ashe- 
ton, were these, Viz: 1. Lucia, married 
Ist. to (4)sir Richard Byron, 2d. to Sir 
Bartin Entwiste,(5) and 3d. to Sir Ralph 
Shirley, (6 Knights. 2 Mary, Wife of 
(17)Thomas Langley; 3d. CaTHuarine, of 


(18)John Duckenfield Esqrs. 4th. Eviza- 


(13) Argent three Cat-a-Mountains Passant’ (14) Parted 
per Bend sinister Crenselled Or and Sable. (15) Othly. 
Ist. Or Six Lyoncells Rampant Gules. 2d. Or three Eagles 
heads erased Sable beaked Gules. 3d. Gules. 4th. Sable 
a Sheveron Or. Trefoil slipped proper for Difference. 5th. 
Girronny of 8 Argent and Gules. Oth. as Ist. (16) Or 
two bars Sable. (17) Argent on a Fess Gules three Grey- 
Hounds courant of the field. (18) Azure a Buck Trippant 
Argent wreathed Vert attired Or. 


* Collins. 


Ex: 2. 
Rich. 3d. 


Halstead’s 
Geneal: 


Garter 
Norroy 
Suthroy 
Vol: 
Clarenci: 
Garter 
March 
1460. 


Ex Coll: 
Rad. 


Thoresby 


Ex stemua 
familia 
Sir Jerv: 


de Ashton. | 


Garter 


March 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


| BETH, Ist. of (19)Sir Ralph Harrington, 2d. 
of (2°)Sir Richard de Hammerton, Knights. 
| ANN, of (22)Thomas Birch. Marearet, of 
|Edmund Talbot:(?3) Joan, of Ranulphe de 
'Dutton and Jane, of John Rochley, of 
| Rochley in Com: Ebor: Esqrs. ‘The Sons were 
list. THomas, 2d. (2)Roxpert, 3d. (27)Lavu- 
| RENCE, and 4th. (28)Joun; whereof Thomas 
| de Asheton, the Eldest succeeded to the In- 
| heritance, and with (29)Sir Edmund de Traf- 


| ford, Knight, hada Patent from Hen: 6 in 


| 


| 


the 24th year cf his Reign, for the use of 
| Aichymy and converting other metals. 
Per Artem sive Scientiam Philosophiz 


| operari E E: Metalla imperfecta de suo 


By the Art and Science of Philosophy &c. to transmute 
| Metals Imperfect out of their proper kind, and then to 


(19) Sable a Frett Or. (20) Vert three Garbs Or. 
(22) Argent a Cross reguled Sable. (23) Sable three 
Talbots Or. (24) Or a Chevor between three Gadflies. 
(25) Azure seven rows three, two, two proper of York. 
(26) Argent an Estoile Sable. (27) A Rose slipped for differ- 
ence, (28) A Flour de Lye for difference. (29) Gules three 
Cheverons Or. 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


proprio genere, transferre and tuno ea per 


dictum Artem sive scientiam in aurum 
sive argentum perfectum transubstantiare 
ad omnimodas probationes and examina- 
tiones, sicut aliquod Aurum sive Argentum 
in aliqua minera crescens expectandum 


and indurandum. 


This Tuomas left issue four Sons. Ist. 
John. 2d. () Edward Ashton, of Chatter- 
ton in Com: Lane: in the right of his Wife, 


the Daughter and Heir of () Rapcuirr 


transmute them into Gold perfect or Silver, according to all 
kinds of proofs and examinations, so that some Gold or 
Silver, growing into some Metal, be expected and harden’d 
by it. 

N.B. This and the succeeding translations are in Barrett's 


hand Writing, in the MS. 


(1) Argent three Estoiles Sable. (2) 12thly. Ist. Ora 
Fess Vert. 2d. Gules two bends one Or the other Argent 
3d. Ora Pheon Azure 4th. Ermine a Lyon Rampt: Gules. 
5th. Or a Pale Gules. 6th. Argent a Cross varey Sable and 
Or. 7th. Argent two bars Argenta border Engrailed sable, 
8th. Gules a Saltier Argent, Qth. Barry of 6 Argent and 
Azure. 10th. Or three Lyons passant Sable, 11th. Gules a 
Fess Checky Or & Az. 12, Or an Annulet 9.6.7 difference, 


Dugdale’s 
Baron: 


Cotton wids: 
Rot: fin: 
OnFier6. 


Garter 
March 


1460. 


xq b 


Ex Coll: 


Rob. Dodsw. 


in Bibl. 


Bodl. 


Clause de 


cod Am 


Fin: lev: 


Stow’s Chron: 


| 


* Nom Mil: 
egused: Rh 
In Coll: Tho 
Tekyl Pred: 


Ashmole 


Creeche 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


pe Cuatrerton of Chatterton, the Heir 
General of many Families. 3d. (5) eofirey 
Ashton of Shipley, in right of his Wife, 
Heir of Shipley. 4th. 
married Mary, Daughter of (7) Lord Brook, 
was called to the degree of a Sergeant at 
(6)91. Hen. 6, and the fist in the 


(6) Nicholas, . who 


Law: 
call, also in the 23d. year of the same King’s 
Reign 

the bench. 
concerned in the Wars between the houses 
of York and Lancaster, and taking part with 


Henry, was with him in the fatal Battle of 


‘ constituted one of the Justices of 


9 
John the eldest Brother was 


Northampton, 10 July 1460, and with eight 
nore before the Engagement received the 
honour of Knighthood.* | He left Issue, Sir 
Thomas Asheton, ‘of Asheton, 
knighted at Rippon, 7 Hen. 7, and dying 
about 8 Hen. 8, without Heirs Male, his 
Estate devolved upon his Daughters and Co- 


heirs, who were married into the Families of 


who was 


en EN | 


(N. B. No Emblazonments given to No’s, 5, 6,7, and@ 
in the Text.) 


M0 ABS 5 Racer ees cline 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


ist Houghton, (1) of Houghton Tower Ash- 


ton,.°,of , Barton. in. Com: ,Lanc: and. 2 


Booth (2) of Dunham-Massey in Com: Cest: 


.... Having ended the direct Male Line oi 


the Ashtons, we will slightly pass over the 


So 


Ashtons of Middleton. — Sir Ralph, Son of| 


Sir John Ashton, married Margaret barton, (3) 
was afterwards Knight* Marshall of England, 
Sherr: fof York, Knt.{Banneret, || Vice Consta- 


bles of England. He had Daughters inter- 


(1) 12thly. 1, Sable three bars Argent. 2d. Or two Bulls 
Passant Gules. 3d. Azure a Cross Argent. 4th, Ermine 
a Fess Azure. 5th. Argenta Maunch Sable 6th. Ora Fess 
Vert. 7th. Gyronny of 10 Or and Sable. 8th. Argent Sem. 
» de Crosses Patee S. 9th. Gules 6 Garbs 321 Or. 10th. Arg. 
three Lyons Couchant Gules 11th. Argent Billettee Sable, 
12th. Ar three Barrs wavy Azure between 9 Flower de 
Luces Gules, 

(2) 4th, 1st. Or three Boars’ heads couped azure, 2d. 
Argent 12 Bars gemells Azure. 34d, Ermine a Lyon Ram- 
pant Sable, Ath. Barry of 6 Argent and Gules on a Chief 
Azure three Besants, (3) Gules. 


§ The Deed by which he was made Vice Constable runs 


thus: 
Ordinavimus vos hac Vice Constabularium Nostrum 


Anglice ac Commissionarium nostrum and ad audiendum 


HL 


| 


| 


i Awarded so 


a! 7 
1SO 


| re 
1b Bid: 
a ee 

; Lerutenant 


of the Tower. 


| 4 15814. Ed: 4. 
i*Cw: by RD 
|D of Gicucest 
| in the field 


14 and 2. 


Camden 
Seager 
Garter 


March 


Ashmole 
Seager 
Camden 
Tower 
Records 


Collins 
Ashmole 


March 


Collins 


Wev: Fu: 


Garter 
March 
1460 
Camden 
Seagar 
Garter 


March 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


married with the ™ Talbots, © Hasfield, 
| ©) Cowton, 7) Woodthorp, whose family and 
| issue quartered, © Hopwood, (9) Laurence, 
| (10) Radcliff, @)Holt, (2)Holland. 


| Richard Asheton, was Knighted by Henry 
lche 8th. In a window in Middleton Church 
is this memorial for him. 


Orate pro bono slatii Richardi Asheton, 


& examinandum ac procedendum contra quascunq: personas 
de Criminelesce nostra regice Majestatis suspectas 


| We ordain you, by this, our Vice Constable of England, 
land our Commissioner to hear, examine, and proceed 
jagainst all Persons suspected of the Crime of Disloyalty 
| to us, 


(4) Or three Talbots’ heads erased Azure. (5) Per Per- 
\fess. Ist. Argent a Lyon saliant purpure languid Gules 
| vulned in the breast with an arrow Azure barbed Vert. 
|2d. Or three Bars Sable. (6) Gules a Bend Or. (7) 
| Argent a Cat-a-mountain Gules. (8) Sable a Lyon 
| Passant regardant Or on a Chief Gules a Leopard’s 
Hace Argent. (9) Or Cheveron between three Nags 
| courant Azure in the dexter Canton an Inescutcheon argent 
| charged with a Cinquefoil Vert. (10) Per Fess Argent 
| and Gules. (11) Ermine a Cross Or, (12) Argent a 
Border Gules, 


4: al be a bet ot EGE ORE. 
; “te 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


eorum qui hanc fenestram fieri fecerunt | 


quorum arma Imagines supra Ostendun- 


tur, Anno Dom. MCCCCCX. 


per Femmed (13)Crew and (14) Foulshurst. V'rom 
him the quarterings were, (Strickland, 
46)Southworth, @7)Gerrad, (8 Wood, (9) Ew- 
wood, @° Davenport, ? Bellingham, ©?) Hough- 


ton. 


The third Son of Simon de Senlize, Earl 
of Northampton, was @9) Hugh Fitz Simon,* 
who held lands in the County of Chester, by 
doing} homage to Hugh @# Lupus, . Earl of 


Chester. He married @?Agnes de Apele- 


(13) Azure three Hippotames naisant Or. (14) 3 Oak 
leaves slipped between a Cheveron. (15) Ermine a ‘Chief 
Or Gules. (16) Argent a Cross engrailed Sable. between 
Four Lozenges Vert. (17) Or three Bucks Azure between 
a Fess Gules. (18) Argent an Oak Tree Vert. (19) Per 
Cheveron, 1st Argent, Three Fermoulxes Sable. 2d. Gules 
three Palets Or. (20) Gules on a Bend Or a Spear Sable. 
(21) Argent three Bugle Horns Sable, garnished Or. (22) 
Sable three Bars Argent. (23) Argent Per Fess... Sable. 
(24) Or a Wolf's head erased Gules. (25) Guarterly Or 
and Gules. 


pr dae 


Ashmole 


Collins 


* Creeche. 


+ Annals of 
Chester 
Saxon 
Chron: 


March 


Rowley 


Garte¢ 
Garter 
March 


Rowley. 


® Leland 
Collins, 


Annals of 


Leland 


Baker 


a 


ACCOUNT. OF THE 


He 
was Witness|| to a Deed, granted by Hugh 
13 Will: 


He was buried§ at Appledorcomb, 


dorecombe,{ but he died without issue. 


Lupus to the Monks of Chester. 
Con: 
with this Iuscription— Hugo fil: Com: Nor- 
tham: He lies on his back, ina martial habit, 
having his shield—parted per Bend indented. 
His Wite Agnes was buried by him, though 


without any Monument. 


Simon, eldest Son of the said Simon de St. 
Lys, Earl of Northampton, hada Son, Alan, 
surnamed de Bellingham, from the place 
of his birth.* 
of William Rufus, 
Eudo de Bellingham, Sheriff of Westmore- 
8&9. Rs Ths bere that Sheriffdom 
was made hereditary. Henry de Bellingham, 
knighted by Lord Clifford, 39 Hen: 6, at 
Wakefield, who was Father to Sir Roger Bel- 


lingham, made Knight Banneret, and the 


This Alan, lived in the reign 


from whom descended 


land, 


present Bellingham Knight, Baronets, and 


quartering — ©) Bourished, ) Tunstall, 


(1) Argent a Bull passant Gules hoofed Or. (2) Or 
between a Fess Daucetty Sable two Cat-a-Mountains’ Ermine, 


TE ae ES 2 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


(3) Dolioll, © Loybourne, ©) Heton, © Thorn- 


burgh, © Beck, © Curisen. 


This Simon de Senliz, notwithstanding the 
assertions of some Authors to the contrary. 
was Earl of Northampton in 1105, after his 
Father’s death, he had three Sons, Simon, 
likewise Earl, John de ©)Tougecestre, and 
Galfrid de @)Cawcote. John married Tho- 
masine de @1)Romara, of the Blood of the 
Earls of Lincoln, from which marriage de- 
scended the (11-24)Egstons, a Knightly Family. 
Galfrid became a Priest at Durham, Simon, 
third Earl of that name, Grandson of the 


last Earl, had two Sons, John de )Bernie 


(3) Or a Chief Azure. (4) Argent a Cheveron 
between three Lizards Vert. (5) Per Bend 1st, Argent 
three Bars waved Sable, 2d. Ora Wolf Saliant Azure. 
(G) Or three Ogresses. (7) Per Fess counterchanged Ar- 
gent and Azure three Lyons Rampant. (8) Gules three 
Capons Argent. (9) Or a Bear’s head couped Gules muz- 
zled Argent. (10) Argent three Leopards Passant Sable 
spotted Or. (11) Gules 7 Marcils and Semie of Crossletts 
Or. (11.24) Or aChiefGules. (12) Party Per Pale 
Gules and Azure a Cross Engrailed Sable. 


Leland 
Newbery 
Rowley 

Garter 

March 
Annals of 


Wm. 1. & 
Wm. Rufus 


Original 

Records 

in the 
Tower 


Rowley 


Garter 
Rowley 


March 


Geriwor 
ager 


We 
c 


Heylin 
Newbery 
Annals 


tt of the Time 


Account 


of Earl of 


Essex 


Garter 
March 
Rowley 
Acquitain 
Seager 
Camden 
Flower 


Garter 


Sealer : 


Rowley 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


and Simon de Senlize. From John descended 
the Lords, Bernies, who quartered,  Wil- 
(3)Guntons, “ Reed- 


ham, ©) Hevingham, ©Appleton, and “Coke. 


chingham, © Walcot, 


Simon was succeeded in the Earldom by his 
youngest Son, Simon de Senliz last of the 
name, Earl of Northampton, who assumed the 
Coronet MCLXXXIII. He had aSon by 
his first Wife © Eva, who died in his In- 
fancy, and after married © Melicentia de 
Boion or Bohun, who had a Son and Daugh- 


ter by her former Husband: but Simon 


(1) Argent a Castle triple towered Gate opened Sa- - 


ble Portcullisdown Or. (2) Argent A Cross Quartered , 
Or and Sable. (3) 4thly. 1st. Or a Lyon Rampant Gules, | 
2d. Gules three Pallets surmounted of a Bend Arg within 
a border engrailed Or, 3d. Azure three Crecents Sable 
4th. Ora Fess Vert. (4) Or three Reeds Vert between 
a Fess Crenelled Sable. (5) Or two Lyoncels combatant 
Sable. (6) Argent a Fess Sable between three Apples — 
slipped all proper. (7) Argent ona Bend Gutte de Sange 
a Man’s head erased of the Field between three Fortuexes. 
(8) Gules between a Cheveron three Crosses partd Argent. 
(9) Azure a Bend Argent between two Cottizes and six 


Lyons rampant Or. 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


Dying her issue did not succeed him. Alan | 422! of 


| 


de Burgham, Lord of @Burgham, or Burgh 
Castle in Westm: third Son of the said 
Simon, third Earl of Northampton, married | 
Godreda Fitz Piers, (1159) who quartered | 
©YMandeville, Earl of Essex. By her he | 

| 
he gave the Lordship of Lyford, which 
his Father by the following Grant had given. 


him. 


Simon de Sancto Lizio omnibus hominibus 
&c. amicis suis tam Francigenis quam Angli- 
cis, falutem Sciatis me dedisse &c. hac 


presenti Charta confirmasse Alano dicto de 


(10) Or a Cross Checky Argent and Azure. (11) Per Pale 
ist. quarterly Or and Gules a Border Varry. 2d, quar- 
'terly Or and Gules. (12) Or a Cross Azure. 


_ Simon de Saint Lyze, to all men and his Friends, as well 
French as English, sendeth health. Know ye that I 
have given, and by this Charter confirmed to Alan called of 
Burgham, my Son, for his homage and service, all my land 


the Earls of 
Northampton 


Oral Ch: 


Oral 
now 
in the 
Cottoniaz 
Library 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


| Burgham filii* meo pro homagio &e. Servites 
suo terrrmo meam de Lyforde cum omnibus 

pertinentiis &c. libertatis suis, sibi &c. Here- 

dibus ejus tenendum de me &c. Heeredibus 

meis libere &c. quiete, honorifica hereditarie— 

I sicut illum ego inter alia recepi ac temie de 

| Donatione &c. munificientia Willielmi Hlus- 

trisimi Regis Anglice pro servillis quoe pater 

}meus in Conquestu. per servitium dimide 
Partis Feodi duus milit pro omni servitto 


seculari Ego vero Proedictus Simon de Sancto 


Lyzio Hoeredes mei preedictam terram prot- 


| 


of Lyford, with their appurtenances and liberties, to him 
and to his Heirs, to be held of me and my Heirs, freely, 
quietly, honorably, and by Inheritance—as I held it among 
other things of a Gift and Munificence of Wm. most il- 
lustrious King of England, for the services which my Fa- 
ther did for him at the conquest, by the service of a moiety 
of two Knight’s fees for all secular Service. I the foresaid: 
Simon de Saint Lyz, and my Heirs, against all men and © 


eee eed 


* Barrett in translating this Grant, has altered, in the 
MS. the word fii, to filio, and also corrected the latin in 
several other places. But the Editor thought it the most — 
proper to print verbatim as Chatterton wrote it. 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


dicto alano &c. Heeredisus ejus contra omnes 
homines & femines watrantroeabimus. Hic 
Testibus Gardino filio Gremoaldo de Brix- 


worth, filio Herwito, filio. Philiberto, witli | 


elmo. Johannis le stronge Ranulphe ‘de 


Chasteau &c. midtis aliis, 


Alen, Son of Alan de Burgham, married] anna 


. 5 of the Earls 
Audrie de “Burgh, (1181) by whom he of Northamp: 
had one Son and three Daughters, Audria| kx fam: 


Fitz Warren’s 
“icy ophy yah: oe, Ie A PR Aieti : 
married to ©) Gaurin Fitz Gaurin Knight, | Spencer's 


Poyning’s 
, at , res ah Oral 
Clare, to Sir © Hugo le de Spencer, and Tedde 


Walbury, to Sir Tybbott Poynyngs, Knight. 
Sir Johan de Burgham, married ©) Radegunda 
de Morton, (1220) and had a Son Sir Alan 


de Burgham Knight, who married © Eva de 


women. ‘These being Witnesses—Gawin the Son, Grim- 
bale de Brixworth. Fitz Herwin, Fitz Phillibert, William, 
, John the Strong, Ralph de Chateau and many others. 


(1) Gules 7 Lozenges Vary 3.3.1. (2) Argent three 
Cinquefoils Vert on an Inescotcheon Gules a Lyon Rampt| Garter 
Or. (3) Quarterly Argent and Gules over all ona Bend Mareh 
Sable an Escallop Or. (4) Argent a Bull passant Sable. 

(5) Or an Eagle displayed Sable vulned in the breast with| Rowley 
an Arrow, Gules feathered Argent, (6) Or a Rowell Sable. 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


1? spe Va De < r 
Rougeilie (1260) and. had three : 
eee VES \ OQ) é three Sons. Sir 
Tho. Rowleie | John, Alan, and Guaryn, or Warrin, and 


Sai and : - 
Thorpe and four Daughters, married Ist.. Joan, to Sir 


Aulstone | (7) John de Thorpe, Margerie, to Sir Lodo- 
Fitz Hugh 
Deed of | vicke @) Aulston, Ellinoure, to © Hugh Fitz 


Gift. 
Hugh, and Emma to (10) }dwarde de Ashbie. 


ce a ar 


(7) Per fess Ist. Barry of 10 Argent and Azure, 2d. Sable 
Garter three Lyons Rampant Or. (8) Argent Or a Chief Gules 
three Plates. (9) Argent a Wolf’s head erased Sable. 


(10) Per Cheveron Ist. Or Six Eaglets displayed Vert, 
Rowley 2d. Gules 10 Besants 4, 3, 2, 1. 


March 


[Thus far is written in a Book resembling a Boy's Copy- 
Book. A second Book of the same size begins with 
this Title, “ Continuation of the Account of the 
Family of the De Burghams, from the Norman Con- 
quest to this time, by Thomas Chatterton.” As the 
account is only brought down to the reign of Charles 
the 2d. it is evident that Chatterton did not fulfil 


what he had originally intended. | 


ASI 


CONTINUATION of the ACCOUNT 


OF THE 


FAMILY of the De BERGHAMS. 


Sir John de ©Burgham, Eldest Son of} 
Sir Alan, is called by Joseph a Brisiworthe, | 
the Floure of Chivelrie. He spent his whole | 


life in Tilting, tho’ he was foiled by © Sir] 


Simon de Burton, at Bristol. He married | 
Agnes © Despencer. As this name comes | 
from Despencer, a Steward, many Families | 
must of course (have) had one of the name. : 
That the word became hereditary ....... be- | 
fore the same was neglected for the Word | 


Steward is doubtful. Let us examine the] 


(1) Or Four Crosses Patee purpure between a Checky | 
Cross Argent and azure. (2) Quarterly 1st. Or a Crescent | 
Azure. 2d. Gules three Barry Wavy Argent: 3d. Azure } 
three Talbot’s heads erased between a Fess Or. 4th. Argent | 
an Elm proper. (3) Othly. Ist. Quarterly Argent and 
Gules over all a Bend Sable. 2d. Azure three Boars pas- 
sant Or. 3d, Argent a Lyon Couchant Sable. 4th. 
Gules Gutte de Or. 5th. England depressed with a 


Bend. 6th, Argent three Formoulxes Sable. 


W Oly. Lk. Ti 


Oral Deeds 
Writings 
Rowley. 


Oral Turna 
Record. 


Camden’s 
Remains. 


Wood 
Herne 


. Rowley 


Acquitaine 


1293 


Camden 
Rowley 
Garter 
March 
1460. 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


Mon: Ang!: | Genealogies of Families that go further than 
Newbery | that period. _“ Robert de Molins, surnamed 
ty Stowe | De Spencer from his Office, is the first that 
Madox occurs in our Records. He sat among the 
Oral‘Deeds | Barons assembled in council with Wilham 
Rec: Bath | the Conqueror at London, in the 17th Year 
of his reign 1082. He was a Witness to the 


Register de | Deed, for the removal of the Secular Canons 


Wigorn: 
from Durham, and to the Grant of Bath 
to John Bick": of Bath. He seized the 
| mBib: | Lordship of Elmeleigh from the Monks of 


Cotton. | Worcester as forfeit to the King. He held 
Doomds:Bk:| by office 14° Lordships, by grant to him 
and his Heirs 22. He married ©Joane de 


| Pigitonne. 


“ffugh de Bellace, was surnamed De 


Gevase de he 
Spencer, as Steward to King Hen. Ist. He 
Virgorn. 5 
was succeeded in his Office by © William de 
an (4) Azure a Cross Moline Argent. (5) Or A 


March Lyon Rampant Gules Chained and Collard Argent. 
(1) Or a Flower de Luce, ‘Sable. (2) Per Fess, 


Ist. a Lyon Rampant and Chief Gules. 2d, Per Cross 
| Ermine Argent and Sable. 


Acquitaine. 


, ae FL LS I 
} 


Le ade 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


Flaroborough, who possessed the Manors of 


Mawborough, Woxhill and Elyngdown for 


Thurston le ©) Abbandon. In the Reign of 


Hen: 3d. the title Despencer being laid aside 
for that of Steward, the name of Despencer 
then became Hereditary. Hugh Despencer 
was one of the Nobles who took arms in de- 
fence of their ancient privileges, in the 
name of Hen: 3d. and was chosen one of the 
12 Arbitrators on the side of the People. In 
the 44 Hen: 3. he was made Chief Justiciary 


A 


of England. 48 Hen: 3. he appeared again 


in- arms at Northampton and Lewes, at they 


latter of which places he took Prisoner 
Marmaduke de “Twenge and. ©) Alan de 


Five, afterwards Governor of Oreford Castle 


(3) 4thly. Ist. Or three Lioncelles Rampant counter- 
changed, Per Pale Argent and Azure. 2d. Gules ten Nails, 
4.3.2.1. Argent. 3d. Argent three Bulls Passant Azure 
Hired Or. 4th. Gules a Cross Jerusalem Or. (4) Quar- 
terly, Ist. Lozengy Or and Gules a Chief Azure. 
2d. Or Lyon Gules. 3d. Argent three Roses Proper. 
4th. as Ist. (5) Sable three Lozenges between a Fess 
Murrey. 


Collins 
Par: 
Stowe 
Tower Records 
Brady 
M. Westm: 


M. Par: 


His: of 
Hen: 3, 


Pal: Hen.3d. 


Brady 


Clarencieux 
on the ancient 
Nobility, 


Seager 
Norris 
Garter 
March 
Acquitaine 
Camden 
Guillim 
Porney 
Blexgrave 
Camden 
Seager 


Matthew 
Westm: 


M: Par: 


Garter 


Brady 


Dugdale 


Mon: Ang; 


Camden 
Acquitane 
Garter 


March 


Blewmantle 


Nor roy 
Seager 
Camden 
Norris 
Flower 


Guillim 
Porney 
Upton 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


in Com: Suff: Castle of the De vies in Wilts. 
| Bernard Castle in Com: Dun: Oxford and 
| Nottingham on account of the Barons, He 
was one of the 6 Procurators commissioned to 
treat in the Presents of the King of France, 
and the Legate of the Apostolic See. He 
was one of the three Barons .who had the 
| care of the King. He married Alive, Daugh- 
ter of “ Phillip Basset of Wicomb Com: 


Bucks, Widow of °) Bigod, Earl of Norfolk. 


| Pale Or and Azure a Bend Vary. 3d. Or a Cross 

Gules. (2) 36th. 1st. Per Pale Or and Vert a Lyon 
Rampant Gules. 2d. England a Label of 5 Points Argent. 
| 


| 
| 
| (1) 3d, ist. Argent three Bars Sable. 2d. Party Per 


3d. Pale Or and Gules a Cheveron Counterchanged. 4th. 
Ermine a Fess Gules. 5th, Gules a Cheveron between 
three Crosses Patee Argent. Oth. Argent between two 
Bars Sable Charged with three Besants a Lyon Passant 
Chief three Buck’s heads caboshed of the 2d. 7th. Azure 
Semy Crosses Patee Argent and three Snakes conjoined in 
| Triangles. 8th. Per Pale indented Argent and Azure. 
Oth. Sable a Manch Argent within a Border Or an Orle of 
Swords in Saltier Gules. 10th. Sable on a Cross envecked 
between four Eagles displayed Or five Wolves Passant of 
the first. 11th. Or three Cat-a-Mountains Sable. 12th. 
Quarterly Ermine and Gules three Roundleys counter- 
13th. Or an Eagle Displayed Vert membered 


| changed. 


RR Tr ey a eR AS aa aa RNS Ese 
BES Ts8 ot: Ao ort RS Wei 50 s the) ets OF aS sabe 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 48. 


crt 


Stowe 


Hen. 7 3. The Story of his Son Hugh De- 
spencer, Earl of Winchester, and Hugh De- 


Smollet 


Brady 


spencer his Grandson, Earl of Gloucester, 


are sufficiently known: ‘This Family Quar- 


0 eegpestest eee 


He was slain at the Battle of Evesham : oe 
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
j 
| 


and beaked Gules. 14th. Quarterly Or and Gules a) rien 
Border vary. 15th. Azure a Bend. Argent double cotized | 
between 6 Lyons Rampant Or. 16th. Quarterly Argent | Rowley 
and Gulesa Fess Azure in the 2d, and 3d. a Fess Or. | 
17th, Gules four Lozengys in Fess Or. 18th. Gules three | 
Lyons Passant gardent Argent incensed Azure. 19th. | 
Gules three Men’s Legs armed proper Sable, conjoined in| March 
Fess at the upper part of the thigh flexed in Triangles 
garnished and Spurred Or. 20th. Azure on a Bend Or 
a Chapeau Sable. 21st. Or three Piles Gules. 22d. Vairo 
Or and Gules on a Border Azure Eight Horseshoes Argent. 
23d. Argent on a Fess Azure Thrée Lozenges. 24th. Barry | Charencieux 
Nebule of 6 Argent and Sable on a Chief Or a Buck’s head 

eaboshed of the 2d. 25th. Quarterly Of and Gules an 
Escarbunile Pomiés and Flouretté Sablé. 26th, Gules thrée | plew— 
rests Or. 27th. Or threé Cheverons Gules. 28th. Argent 
a Lyon Rampant Sable. 29th. Argent three Lozenges in 
Fess Gules. 30th. Or on a Pale Azuré three Elower dé| Rouge 
Lys of the first. 31st. Or and Gules a Saltier counter- 
changed. 32d. Sable Six Lyons Rampant Argent. 334. 
Gules Two Wings inverted and conjoined Or. 34th. Ar-| Vert 
genta Bend Sable. 35th. Or a Fess Gules a File of 12 Dragon 
points Argent. 36th. As Ist. 


Acquitaine 


Garter 


Norroy 


Mantle 


Cross 


iy 486 ACCOUNT OF THE 


Ex. Coll: | tered Wentworth, © Edmond of Langley @ 


Ger: 

Ex ot Duke of York, Son of Edward $d. © Geau- 
Rat: | champ Earl of Worcester, “ Beauchamp 

ese Earl of Warwick, and Duke of Warwick, 

Collins | Another Family of the Despencers, descend- 


Camden | ed from Hugh Despencer, of Great Marlow, 


Heylin ~ | whose Son Geofry founded a Monastery at 
Goins 4 Marlow in Com: Bud: and gave the Church 
Dugdale |of Bointon to Bridlington Priory. This 
Madox Family quartered, © Bohun, © Gerves, @EI- 
Leland lendon, “Seocolcombe, ® Pollard, ©) Bade- 
Rouge (1) Sable a Cheveron Between 3 Leopards’ Faces Or, 
Dragon (2) France and England a Label of difference. (3) Gules 
Acquitaine | 4 Fess between Six Cross Crosslet. (A) iltr. 
es ak (1) Azure on a Bend between two Cotises and Six Lyons 


Rampt Or three Mulletts Sable. (2) Sable a Lyon Passant 
|Or between three Cushions Ermine. (3) 4thly. 1st. Or 
| three Nags Courant Sable bitted Argent. 2d. Sable 9 Plates 
| between a Fess Or 3d, Azure Three Cherubs in Chief Or. 
| 4th. Vairy Or and Gules a Lyon Azure on a Bend Argent. 
| (4) Or three Leopards Passant Gules and Chief Argent. 
|(8) Ermine a Talbot’s head erased Or between two 
| Swords in Bend Gules. (9) 4thly. 1st Sable four Plates 
| between a Cross Argent 2dly. Barry of 10 Or and Azure 
la Bend Gules. 3d. Argent on a Bend Or three Cinquefoils 
Vert between three Bucks trippant Gules. 4th. Ora Wolf's 


| head erased Gules. 


Norroy 
Camden 


Flower 


Norris 
Seager 

. Bath 
Bl: Man: 


Jekyll 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


lop, “Temple, @5)Cope, (9 Ashby, ( Poult- 


(8)Graunt, @)Rading; @ Knightly, 


‘bie, Lincoln, @) Worsted, ¢) Brown, [9] Wal- 
ney, 
2)Strelly. 

| 


This Sir John de founded a 


Monastery at Lyford Green. ie 


Date WAL er 
CTO Nam 
re) b] 


had two} 
| 

Sons, Henry and John, also three Daughters. | 
; oe : | 

Agnes, married to “Sir Robert C leydon| 


(2) 


to @ Sir Evelyn de Brog; 


Knight; Emiia, 


and Elinour, to Sir Urban (3) Waldon, | 


Knights. Henry after his Fathers death, 


(10) Barry of 6 Or and Gules a Chief Argent. 
(11) Ermine Pale Sable between two Lyons Ram- 
pant endorsed Argent. (12) Argent on a Fess Sable a Lyon 
Passant. (13) Gules three Escallops Or. (14) Or a Chief 
Gules. (15) Argent ona Cheveron three Flower-de-Lys 
Or between as many Roses slipped all proper. (160) Argent 
a Bend Gules. (17) Or Semie de Trefoyls slipped proper. 
(18) Sable a Lyon Passant Argent. (19) Or ‘T'wo Squirrels 
(20) Barry q 10 Argent and Sable on a Canton 
(21) Sable Semis de Escallops Argent. 


addorsed. 
Gules a Spur Or. 


(1) Sable three open Helmes Or. (2) Gules a Sword 
Sable Pommelled Or. (3) Argent three Cat-a-Mountains 


Ermine between a Cheyeron Gules. 


i A dm mi on Be 
Mets: 
bs vat y. ne. 


Ex fam: 
Scolcombe 
Brown 


Graun & ie. 
Collins’s MS. 


Angl: 
Nom: 
Mil: 
Lomp: 


Collins 


Thoresby 
Holles 
Norroy 
Camden 
Acquitaine 
March 
Orle 
Acguitaine 
Rowley 
MSS. 


Bib: 
Cotton 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


Pryn | was Knighted and married Ester, the Relict 
Rowley jof Sir Richard @ Burdet, and Daughter of 
| Sir Robert de “) Snittenfield Knights. (9) John 
!was a Monk of the Cistercian Order in Bris- 
|tol, as appears by the following Testimonial 
| Letter 
tk, | Universis Sancle Matris Ecclesia filiis ad 
| quos preesentes lilleree pervenarint Cancella- 
| rieus Oxonie, Ceetusque Magistrorum ejusdem 
| }unanimis, salutem in Domino Sempiternam. 
| Quia juctasententiam scritalis accensa lucerna 
| non est modis supponenda, set super cande- 
labrum erigenda ut omnibus qui in domo 
Call 
ek (4) Ora Hawke Gules jessed Argent. (5) Argent a 


| Sword in Pale Azure. (6) Or a Cross Cheeky Argent and 
| Azure. 

| To all Sons of Holy Mother Church to whom these Presents 
shall come. The Chancellor of Oxford and Society of Mas- 
ters there being of one mind send health in the Lord, because 
according to the Word of Truth, a lighted Candle should 
not be put under a Bushel but be put upright ona Candle- 
stick, that it may shine forth to all who are conversant in 
the house of the Lord. Weare the more devoutly willing 
that the purity of Manners, the brightness of Knowledge 


—_— alii tee me tC Ea 


ese ae 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


domine conversantur clarius duceseat: Morum 
venustatem, scientie claritatem, ac odori- 
feram famce Suavitatem corum qui inter nos 
profecorunt efficacius ad communem fidelium 
hoticiam so forventius cupirnus pervenire 
quo suce conversacionis maturitas, et laberis 
assiduites ad Dei lauhem proseimorum salu- 
tem Ecclesieque Sanctoe profectum osiden- 
cius tendere dinoscumter Vobis itaque patefa- 
cimus per preecentes quod carrissimus Socios 
noster et confrater. Magister Johannus de 


Burgham Monachus Ecclesia Beatz Mariz 


de Bristoli. ordinis cisterciensis in dicta 


universatats nostra fucultatis Theologica 


and the sweetness of the good name of those who have 
most effectually profited amongst us, should come to.the 
common notice of all the faithful, the more evidently the 
maturity of their judgment, and assiduity of their employ, 
to the praise of God and Salvation of their Neighbours, and 
the promotion of Holy Church are known to tend. We 
make manifest to you by these presents, that our dear asso- 
ciate and Brother, Master John de Burgham Monk of the 
Church of the blessed Mary of Bristol, of the Cistercian 
Order, hath been well and honestly and peaceably conversant 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


studio insistendo bene honeste ac pacifice 
| conversatus actibus Scolasticis sufficienter 
| probatus ac magistrorum deposicione landa- 
: bili solemprietor approbatus ad proe-eminenci- 
lam Magistralem in dicta fecultate honorifice 
jmeruit exaltari et post. Velud Lucerna a 
|Luce vera divinitis  illustrata, preeclaroe 
| doctrinee radiis auditores illuminans, formane 
sua lectura landabiliter continuando procedit 
| prout per noticiam propriam una cum fama 
|celebri referente, plenam recipurnus verita- 
| tem Unde ne calumpniancium invidia seu 
| insidianeium excogitata malicia tante profec- 


|tionis & honestatis lux splendida periat quin 


| in our said University, in the Study, of Divinity sufficiently 
| proved in Scholastic Arts, and solemnly approved by the 
| laudible Deposition of the Master’s, and has deserved to be 
| honourably exalted in the faculty of the preeminence of a 
Mastership, and afterwards as a Lamp divinely illuminated 
by the true light, enlightening his hearers by the Rays of 
his excellent doctrine, he hath proceeded in continuing very 
laudibly the form of his reading, as by common report 
and his own celebrated character, We have received full 
and true Intelligence: Whence, lest, by the Envy of Calum- 
niators, and malice forethought of the Envious, the splended 


BT ah A ieee a er sg 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


Pocius cedat aliis in lumen & exemplum ac 
latius ditfundatur ad sui recommendationen 
& testimonium omnium premissorum eidem 
magistro Johanno de Burgham Ordinis pree- 
libati Consocio & Confratri nostre has Lite- 
ras ‘Testimoniales Sigillo communi Univer- 
sitatis nostra fecciuus consignare Datas 
Oxoniz in vigilia Omnium Sanctorum Anno 


Domini Millesimo bresentisimo tricesimo*. 


light of such proficiency and honesty should perish but | 
rather serve to others for a light and example, and spread! 
far and wide to the recommendation of himself and testimony 
of all the promises, we have caused these letters, Testimo- 
nials to be sealed with the common Seal of our University 
to the said Master John de Burgham, Fellow of the Order 
aforesaid, and our Co Brother. Given at Oxford, at the 


Vigil of all Saints in the Year of our Lord 1330. 


SALI TES | 


* From the inaccuracy of the latin, it appears probable that Chat- 


terton copied it from some badly-written MS. 


492 ACCOUNT OF THE 


Leland J 
ments of the age in which he lived. Hewrote 
Rowley be 


mil a aa several Books, and translated some part of 
i i: Leland 
Madox 


Rowley 


Ree This John, was one of the greatest Orna- 
the Iliad, under the Title Romance of Troy 
which possibly may be the Book alluded to 
in the following French Memoire. 

} 

. 
“Un Lyvre ke parle de quartee prificipal 


|gestes & de Charles: Le Romaunce Titus & 


| Vespasian: Le Romaunce de Aygres: Le 
|Romaunce de Marchaunce: Le Romaunce 
|de Edmund & Agoland: Le Ribaud par Mon- 
: sieur Iscannus: Le Romaunce de Tibbot de 
| Arable: Le Romaunce de 'Troys*.” 


| * A Book which speaks of the four principal ac- 

tions of Charles: The Romance of Titus Vespatian: 
|The Romance of Aygres: The Romance of Mer- 
| chandise: The Romance of Edmund and Agoland ; 
|The Ribaud, by Mr. Iscamen: The Romance of 
| Tybbot de Arable : The Romance of Troy, &c. 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


To give you an idea of the Poetry of the| 
age, take the following Piece, wrote by him 


(John de Burgham) about 1320. 


t 
[Here follow, in the MS. the Poem of the| 
RoMAUNTE OF THE CNYGHTE, printed in 


Vol. 2, page 171; and the same = 


i 


modernised by T.C. printed in the same 
Volume, page 174. | 


Sir John de Burgham, Son of Sir Henry de 
Burgam, (1361) married Ela ( Calvesham, 
Daughter of Sir Roger de Calvesham, and Alva 
Becket. This Sir John, together with five 
Lords and 11 Knights, is Witness to a Deed, 
from Ralph Nevil Lord of Raby, Earl Marshall 
and Earl of Westmoreland to Eliel priory. By 
his Wife Ela he had two Sons, John, and 
William. But she dying he married a Second, 


@) Agnes Osborne: by whom he had_ three 


(1) Argent three Pheons between a Cheveron Sable. 
(2) Or a Fess Argent and Bend Gules. 


es fy meen SMa ssa Se Le 


Dugdale 
Holles 
Thoresby 
Oral 


Halstead’s 
fam: 
de 
Mord: 


Acquitain 
March 


AQA 


Powell’s 
Mss. 
Visitation 


de Com: 


ne Northam 


Ree: 
Bibl: 
Cotton: 
Eidswicke 
Rawlinson 
Chauncey 
Fines 

Ed: 


Camden 
Norroy 


Flower 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


Daughters. Hester, married to Limpoldus de 
(3) Burgh: Elinour to Sir John de (4) Valvasour, 
Knight, and Ema to Sir Wiliam (5) Blaikstoke 
Knight. John his eldest Son, afterwards a 
Knight, married ©) Eva Bardolf, Daughter of 
Lord Bardolf. William his youngest Son, sur- 
named De Pakington from the place of his 
birth, married “ Ann de Felton, Daughter of 
Sir Thomas son of Sir Thomas Felton, Chief 
Justice of Chester. This William is mentioned 


with others in the followmeg Fine. 


i LE A St 


(3) Quarterly, Ist. Or three Mascills vary Argent and 
Azure. 2d. Gules a Lyon passant Or. 3d. Sable a Chief . 
and Border Argent. 4th. Azure three Mural Crowns 
Argent. (4) Argent a Castle tripple towered Sable. (5) 
Or three branches slipped and Raguled Sable. (6) Argent 
6 Roundles counterchanged Per Pale Gules and Sable. (7) 
Gules two Lyons Passant Ermine Crowned Or. 


Vine 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


ce Philippus de Ingoldsbie Richardus de| 


Oseford Johannes Vincent Rogerus Eyre, Guil: 


Burgham de Pakington, et Symon filius Williel- 
ml Brorgensis Rowelleigh fecerunt homagium 
Dno Regi de Villa Rowelleigh custodienda ad 


opus Reeis & colligenda firmas & alias 
O Cc 


proventus in eadem villa. cum omnibus! 


exilibus Teste rege apud Northampton.”* 


He was Secretary and Treasurer to the Black 
Prince in Gascoigne and wrote a Chronicle 
in French, from the 9th of King John to 13 


Some extracts from the Chronicle have been 


This William had a Grant for Life from Kin 


1o 
‘Oo 


printed at Oxford, in Leland’s ColleGtanea. 
| 


* Phillip de Ingoldsbie, Richard of Oseford, John Vincent, 
Rogor Eyre, William Burgham, of Pakington, and Simon 
the Son of William a Burgess, of Rowelleigh, have done 
homage to our Lord the King, for the Vill: of Rowelleigh, 
and keeping it to the use of the King, and for collecting 
the Ferms and other Prophets with all the Rents. Witness 
the King at Northampton, 


Collins 
Thoresby 
Dugdale 
and 


Leland. 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


Pal: Rich. 2d, for the Government of the Hospital 
Reg: of St Leonard’s at Derby. From him de- 
Ric:2. |scended Sir John Pakington, Chirographer 
Collins |of the Court of Common Pleas, Henry 7, Sir 
4 Thoresby | John Pakington, 25 Eliz. and the present Pa- 
Hollis | kingtons, Barts. They quarter, (1) Kiviliocke, 


Halstead | (2) De Valentine, of ) Ypres, © Clevedon, 


Camden | (6) Tiploft, @) Dudley, © Scrope, ©) Bollorgne, 


Collins | 10) Sweetoun, (4) Shockborought, (@® Ausele, 


(1) Sable in Chief three Mullets Or. (2) Or 6 Garbs 
three two and one Gules. (3) Quarterly, Ist. Lozengy 
|Orand Sable on a Bordar Gules 8 Plates. 2d. Or two 
| Wolves counter saliant Sable. 3d. Or,three Barrs Wavy 
pat is counterchanged Per Pale Argent and Azure in Chief a 

Lyon gardant passant Or. Ath. Gules a Spear in Bend 

| Or between four Scorpions reversed Or. (4) Barry of 10 

Nortoy | Argent and Azure an Orle of Martletts Or. (5) Per 

: Fess, 1st, Or a Lyon Passant Gules languid Azure. 2d. 
Seager Ermine, a Cross Sable.. (6) Argent a Saltier engrailed 

Gules. (7) Sable three Bucks’ heads caboshed Or, 
(8) Sable a Bend Or. (9) Argent a Cheveron between 
three Bulls’ heads couped Gules. (10) Ermine a Fess 
Or. (11) Per Cheveron Argent and Azure three Tor- 
teauxes in Chief. (12) Gules a Lyon Rampant Or lan- 


guid Azure. 


Acquitaine 


March 


Camden 


March 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


(15) Evevel, (4) Washbourne, “5) Tycheborne, 
(6) Scudamore, (?) Littleton, (8) Blount, (9) 
Corbet, ©) Nove, @) Audley, @% Baldwin, 
@3) Bacon, @4) Soames, () Constable, @5) Co- 
ventry, ©?) Eyre, ©) Godfrey, @) Bertram, 
(8°) Umfravill, © Brus, © Calthorp, 9) 


Hengrave, 4) Hartley, @5)Molineux*, Sir 


(13) Gules a Wyverne Or. (14) Or three Torteauxes. 
(15) Argent two Lyons Passant Azure. (16) Gules three 


Or. (17) Argent three Pallets varry Or and Sable on 
a Chief of the 2d a Talbot’s head erased Azure. (18) Barry 
Nobuly Argent and Azure. (19) Ora Raven Close Sable. 
(20) Gules three Ducal Crowns in Pale Or. (21) Argent. 
Semies of Crosses Patee Gules. (22) Per Fess 1st Or two 
Swords in Saltier Gules Pommilled Argent 2d Ermine two 
Barrs Azure. (23) Gules ona Chief Argent two Mullets 
Sable. (24) Argent three Pallets Wavy Azure. (25) 
Quarterly Gules and Vaire over alla Bend Or. (26) Argent 
a Boar incensed Azure. (27) Azure three Besants in Chief, 
(28) Argent a Cheveron Or between three Apples Vert. 
(29) Argent a Goat Saliant Gules Wreathed about the Neck 
& Horns Vert, (30) Argent a Barulet Gules between 10 
Billets Or. (31) Gules a Cross Patte fitched Argent. (32) 
Ora Cheveron Gules. (83) Argent a Lyon Rampant Sable. 
(34) Barry Or and Sable. (35) Azure a Cross Moliux Or. 


* Sir William Molineux, a Person of inimitable Valour, 
served under the Black Prince at the battle of Navarret in 
Vou. 1. Kk 


Fos SARA ete ic dena ow ane ess 


497 


Thoresby 
Holles 
Tekyll 
Seager 
Collins 


Camden 


Camden 


Seager 


March 


Bath 


Acquitaine 


March 


Camden 


1 498 ACCOUNT OF THE 


| Henry, Son of the last Sir J ohn De Burgham, 


| Collins 
i Hollis | was born 1395. He was Cofferer to Henry 
Mh Dugdale | _ . 
a i 15, as appears by his Monument 
etd “Orate pro Anima Johann Burgham 
Chuch |{M----- Cofferarii Hospitii Excel- 


| jentissimi Regis Henric quint qui obi- - - - - 


cia uxor ejus 1451, quoram ani mabus, pro- 


i 


99M 


| pitictur Deus 


j —— nal = 


Spain, and was there made a Knight Banneret Anno Dom 
11369. Returning homewards he died at Canterbury and 


| was there buried with this Epitaph. 


Miles honorificus -Molineus subjacet inhis Tertius 
Edvardus delexit hunc ut amieu Fortia qui gessit, 
Gallos, Navarrosq. repressit Hic cum recessit morte 
| feriente decessit Anno Milleno trecento Sephiageno 
| Atque hic jimje duo: fic perit omnis Homo. 


Edward the 3d, as a Friend, loved him. He did valiant Acts : 

subdued the Gauls and Navarrs, when he returned. Death 
| striking him, he died, in the Year One thousand three Hun- 
i dred and seventy two. —— Thus Man Perishes. 


| Molineux, an honourable Knight, lies here within: 


* Pray for the soul of John de Burgham, Chief Cofferer 
of the Alms—or the Almoner to the most excellent King 
Henry. the 5th who. djed - -)-" 9 gee nas 

|...» Alnicia his Wife died 1451, on whose Souls 


God have mercy ! 


| 
| 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


He married Alicia, Daughter of Sir Henry | 


° oe 
Constable, Knight: He accompanied King| 


Henry in all his Wars in France, and was 


made Knight As ES and had the Manor'| 
of Leyhforde granted him as a Reward for'| 
his faithful services. He had one Son ard | 
five Daughters. Alice, married first to ( | 
Graso de Brailsford Esquire, then to Sir Si- 
mon de 


Tozeill Knight: Agnes, to 


8) Sir Geofrie de Dorcombe: Elinoure to Sir 


Alan de ( Cobb of Bristol, Merchant, com- 


YD, 


monly called the Chapman, from: his Pr sical 
sion: Emelina to Sir Bertram ©) Blagdo i 
Knight, and Thomasine, Ist to Anthon | 
©) Lossiff Esq: 2d to Sir Thybbot © Wa- 
terland, Knight. Sir John the Son took 


arms on the part of the Yorkists, and 


(1) Argent a Cross Sable between 4 Egresses, (2) Or 
three Barrs Sable in Chief a Wolf Passant. (3) P. F: Or 
and Vert a Stag at Gaze Counterchanged of the one and the 


other. (4) Argent on a Fess Gules three Lyon’s between 
as many Hounds courant. (5) Or three hearts. (6) 
Barry of 8 Argent and Azure. (7) Sable 
pant Argent, 


hree Hinds trip- 


Chauncey 
Rawlinson 
Willis 


Records 


Chronicles 


Holiis 


Norroy 
ed 


Clarenci: 


Guillim 


ee 


Dugdale 
Ex: fam: 
i Va de la 
Zouche 
Willis 
Willis 
Nom: 
Equit: 
in 


Bibl. 


Cotton’s 
Philpot’s 


Chron: 


Porney 
Macklean 
Camden 
Norroy 


. 
we 
Seager 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


was slain at the Battle of Saint Albans, 
leaving behind him two Sons, John and 
Henry, by his Wife Radegunda, Daugh- 
ter of Sir William de ® Zouch, afterwards 
Wife of Sir Jeann de © Hoylefowle; Sir 
John de Burgham (last mentioned) and his 
Brother Henry, went over to Richmond with 
the party of Lord Stanley, at the Battle of 
Bosworth: Sir John married Elinoure de (@® 


Cotton: and Henry was a Sergeant at Law 


‘till the Reign of Henry the 8th, Sir John 


had three Sons, John, William and Thomas, 
and three Daughters, Elinour, married to Sir 
|Joseph @) Young, Knight and Banneret. 


WCathe rine, to Edward (2) Pedrington, Esq. 


and Ann, to Emmel (5) Jacques, Esq. John 


pe 


(8) Argent Six Barrs gemels Gules. (9) Sable 
on Cheveron Or two Estoils Gules between three fig- 
leaves Argents. (10) Argent Six Pellets.3.2.1. (41) 
Quarterly 1st Varry Or and Sable, 2 Gules on a Fess Of 
Three Torteauxes between as many Long Bows. (12) Ar- 
gent on a Chief indented Gules an Eagle displayed Or vul- 
ned with an Arrow Azure barbed of the Field. (13) Ora 


| Cross Sable. 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY. 


Burgham, Esq. was a particular Favourite of | 
Cardinal Wolsey, and was employed by him 
in many affairs of consequence. He was the 
first of his Family who settled in the West. 
He sold his Estates in Westmoreland &| °°? 
Northamptonshire to purchase others in 
Gloucestershire. He refused the honor of ugasie 
Knighthood which the Cardinal offered to 
procure for him. He married Ann @) Noel, 
by her he had two Sons, John who died in| Phieet 
his infancy, and William. He deceased in 
3 Mary, and was buried in St. Leonard's, 
Eastcheap, Garter King at Arms attending | 


his interment, having this Epitaph. 
) § pitay 


All you yatte passe bie 


Weaver 
Wit a paternostre and Ave Fun: 
Ypraie for the soulghys of John Burgham | ™: 


And Anne hys Wife, 1556, 


William Burgham served under Sir Francis Baldington 
Drake, in the memorable year 1588. He] Batdington 
justed at the Tournament held in honour of | Howe's 


. ; Pap: 
the Queen’s accession, and appeared with jee 


ACCOUNT OF THE 


I aid 


| train equal to any in the lists, tho’ his mag- 


Camden 
nificence on the occasion greatly diminished 
Dugdale ‘ & 
his fortune, to compensate for which Queen 
Elizabeth made him Keeper of three Forests 
in Gloucestershire. He married Elizabeth, 
es daughter of Sir John Houndsgate® and re- 
Pryne’s 


lict of @Sir Evelyn Leigh, who quartered 


Register 
4) Ridware, © Erdswick, © Hanbury, Hous, 
|) Westley, © Catesby, (0)Guildford, @Y 


Monson, @2 Aremene, (%)Allin, (Appledor, 


ane 


™ oO 
© ©. 
pase Vere 
= ew 
nan =) 
w 
ee 


(1) Gthly 1st Argent a Fret Or ona Canton Gules a 
Rose Argent. 2d Gules three Estoiles Or. 3d Sable on a 
ein Bend Argent three Escallops between two Lyons Ram- 
March pant Or 4, Ermine a Cross Lozengy Argent and Azure 
on a Canton Gules nowed Or. 5th, Gules a Man Tiger 
affrontee Argent. 6th, Argent a Lyon Salient. Azure be- 
March tween.three Swords Gules pommeled Or’ (2) Orona 
Cheveron Azure two Crescents between three Hounds Sa- 
liant of the Field. (3) Quarterly Ermine and Or over all 
iad on a Bend Vert a Rowel Argent. (3) Argent on a Cross Sa- 
Acquitaine | ble 5 Estoils Ox between four Lyons Rampant regardant 

Gules Vulned in the Shoulder with a beviled Spear Azure 
a (4) Argent on a Bend Sable three Garbs Or. (5) Or ona 
March Fess Gules a Dolphin Neiant. (6) Mascilly Or and Gules 
(7) Or a Bend Lozengé. (8) Gules on a Bend Ora Sword 
of the Field. (9) Sable an Inescotcheon within a border 
Norroy engrailed Argent. (10) Ora Lyon -Passant Gules. (11) 
Azure three Gaberdines Or. (12) Ermine. (13) Sable in 
| Chief two Boar’s heads couped Or, (14) Argent a Fess 
wavy Or. 


Norroy 


Acquitaine 


Bath 


Clarinceux 


R ng 
Rouge Drag: 


DE BERGHAM FAMILY 


(5)Arnold, and others. By her he had one} 


Son, William, and deceased 3 James Ist. ! 
William his Son married Elizabeth Evans, “© | 
by whom he had one Son, William, and one | 
Daughter married to Henry Wenham.() He | 
deceased 13 Charles the 1st. William his | 


Son, married Mary Walworth,(@%) by whom 


he had one Son, John, who lived in the reign | 


of Charles the 2d, and James the 2d. 


(15) Or 3 Mascils Gules. (16) Or a Lyon Ram- 


pant Azure Collared and Chained Argent: (17). Argent | 


A Bull passant Gules attired Or. (18) Argent a Cross 
Sable between four Torteauxes. 


Sequestrae 
tion 


Book. 


| Rouge Cross 


Blew- 
Mantle 
Porney 
Guilium 


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DESCRIPTION 


OF 


CHATTERTON’s ARMS. 


From Chatterton’s hand-writing preserved in the British 
Museum. Referring to the affived Plate according to the 
Numbers. 


No. 1. Descended from Sire de Chasteautonne, of 
the House of Rollo, the 1st Duke of Nor- 
mandy, and Eveligina, of Ghent. — Elall, 
Dreighton and Syesston, principal Seats of 
the Chattertons, in Lancashire. Went to 
Sir Rich. Molineaux, Knight and Banneret, 
on the Demise of Sir Thomas Chatterton, 
Knight and Banneret of Elall 13 Henery Ath 

No, 2. Syr Syward de Chattertonne, of Draycheloe. 
3d of William the Ist, (Collins.) Took this 
Difference, at the Fortuny of Roene. 

No. 3. Saer Baron de Quinsie, Earl of Winchester, 

1207. Half brother to Syr Nigell de Chas- 

terton, of Dreton, 


No. 4. 


No. 5. 


No. 6. 


No. 8. 


506 DESCRIPTION OF CHATTERTON’s ARMS. 


Syr Waleran Chatterton, surnamed De Ghent. 
Ath Henry 1st. 


Eudo de Elall, took by assumption an Ines- 
cotcheon of Chatterton—13th Henry 1st. 


Vevyan Chatterton, Prior of Elall Priory 


of Assumption. 


. Gualter Baron Fortibus, Cousin to Sir Nigel 


de Chatterton of Dreton. 2d of Henry 2d. 


Geotry de Placetis, half brother to Syr Tho- 
mas Chatterton, of Elhall, 9th of Stephen. 


. Engebram, Baron Chasteau Revignie, a Nor- 


man Lord, Chatterton by assumption. 


OBSERVATIONS 


ON 


CHATTERTON'’s ARMS. 


"Var preceding Prats is copied from nine distinct Es- 
cutcheons, painted by Chatterton, as his Family Arms, and 
which are now preserved in the British Museum. It is pos- 
sible that these Arms might have been intended as the 
first materials for tracing his pedigree on the same plan as 
he had executed Mr. Burgum’s. 

Few persons in the lower walks of life are able to ascer- 
tain their descent for more than a hundred years, and 
when it is considered that Chatterton’s ancestors had been 
Sextons of Redcliff Church for nearly one hundred and 
fifty years, we cannot but admire his modesty in ascribing 
his origin to Roo, the first Duke of Normandy, whom 
the Great Aurrep repelled in the ninth century from 
the shores of Britain, and obliged to seek for an esta- 
blishment on the coast of France. 

Chatterton, in thus fictitiously dignifying his family, by 
connecting it with Princes and Nobles, was doubtless in- 
fluenced by some motive, aud probably a motive that bore 
an affinity to that which prompted him to un dertake other 
forgeries, but the nature of which, at this time, we are una- 
ble to ascertain. Itis however reasonable to believe, that this 


display of his famuy honors was designed to answer some 


508 ORSERVATIONS ON 


immediate purpose, in which detection was not to be cal- 
culated upon, or otherwise he would more scrupulously 
have guarded against the incongruity of making these 
latter arms so essentially different from those given in the 
De Burgum’s Pedigree; the one consisting of nine quar- 
terings, the other of twelve, but without the most distant 
resemblance, except in the first quartering of, Or Fess 
Vert; which he has uniformly represented to be his Family 
Arms,* but for which there appears no authority. 

Chatterton seems to have found no difficulty in disco- 
vering the precise Arms of any particular person, even so 
far back as the seventh century ; being able, at any time, 
to determine a point which would puzzle all the heralds in 
Europe. ¢ 

It happens unfortunately, that those who discredit 
Chatterton’s Heraldic statements have, in many respects, 
to prove the negative side of the question, to which only 
presumptive evidence canbe adduced, amounting in the 
whole to little short of demonstration, yet not so as to pre- 
vent tenacious persons from starting some objections, 
which, though of little weight, may yet be answered with 
dificulty. The generality of readers will deem the fol- 
lowing observations unnecessary ; to whom it will almost 
appear ludicrous that a formal argument should be ad- 


CLES PEE ERT ETRE TERRE 


* In his Will, Vol. 3, page 453. In his Letter to Mr. Stephens, Vol. 3, page 
413. In De Burgum’s Pedigree, Vol. 2, page 469; and in the first escutcheon 
of the annexed Plate. 

+ See Vol. 2, page 457, at the bottom. 

t “‘ Camden remarks, that the change of appellation so customary upon 
accession of feudal property, throws continual obstructions in the progress of a 

genealogist ; and that the consequent confusion of names renders accuracy of 
deduction hardly to be attained with respect to the earlier times.” 


CHATTERTON’s ARMS. 509 


vanced against the reality of these fanciful Arms ; there 
are still, however, many zealous contenders for the truth 
of Rowley as well as for the veracity of Chatterton, to 
whom it is remarked, that the Escutcheons in the annexed 
Plate are internally objectionable, if not absolutely incon- 
Sistent with themselves. ) 

It has been the usual practice of Heraldry, for the same 
family to bear the same Arms, with certain established. 
Differences ; and the exceptions which have arisen to this 
rule consist chiefly of additions, whilst the colour of the 
Field has commonly remained the same ;—the various 
quarterings to which Families are entitled, arising princi- 
pally from marriages and intermarriages ; but here are the 
Mails of the same Family, who commonly retain, either 
wholly or in part, their paternal Arms, all possessed of 
different Escutcheons, and from the appearance of which 
the beholder would naturally conclude that they belonged 
to totally distinct Families; between whom, a couple of 
Tneseutcheons form but a shallow union. 

A hope is entertained, that it will neither appear irrele- 
vant nor misplaced, by stating one or two arguments, in 
opposition to Rowley, arising chiefly from the additional 
evidence now first presented to the Public. 

Whoever closely examines the Life and Writings of 
Chatterton, will remark that he seemed to be strikingly 


ye 


influenced by one particular disposition of mind, and that 
was, through an excess of ingenuity, Ina literary sense, 
to impose on the credulity of others. | ‘this predominant 
quality elucidates his character, and is deserving of minute 
regard by all who attempt to decide on the Rowleian con- 
troversy. 

I. A New Bridge is just completed over the Avon at 


ex 
fo) 


Wek wich AN 3 lalate a pape 


OBSERVATIONS ON 


Bristol,—Chatterton sends to the printer a description of 
the passing over the Old Bridge, for the first time, in 
the thirteenth century;* on which occasion two songs are 
ng by two saints,+ of whom nobody ever heard, and in 
te guage precisely the same as Rowley’s, although he 
lived two hundred years after the event was said to have 
taken place ! P 
Ii. Mr. Burgum is a man attached to Heraldic ho- 
ours—Chatterton gives him his Pedigree from the time of 
William the Conqueror, and allies him to some of the 
most ancient families in the kingdom! 
Ill. Mr. Burgum is one of the first persons who ex- 
presses an opinion of the sie Bosad and excellence of 
Rowley’s Poems. Chatterton, pleased with this first blos- 
som of credulity, and from which he presaged an abundant 
harvest, with an elated and grateful heart, presents him 
with the “ Romaunt of the Cnyghte,” a Poem, written by 
“Joun De Bercuam,” one of his own ancestors, about 
four hundred and fifty years before 38 and the more eftec- 
are to exclude suspicion, he accompanies it with the 
same Poem, modernized by himself! | 


| om Bal Aces ec : Kis | 
|| The Eclogue of “ Elinoure and Juga,” was first published in the Town 


and Country Magazine for May, 1769, soon after which there appeared in the 


same work, a Modernization of this Eclogue: on which circumstance Dean 
Milles thus reasons—‘‘ If Chatterton had been the author of the Eclogue of 
Elinoure and Juga, it is geal improbable that he should at the same timé 


have penned an imitation of it in modern | poetry, exerting his best abilities un- 


CHATTERTON’s ARMS. 611 


IV. Chatterton wishes to obtain the good opinion of 
his relation, Mr. Stephens, of Salisbury, and, from some- 
thing which it is possible his keen observation had re- 
marked in Mr. Stephens, he deems it the most effectual 
way, by informing him that he is descended from Fitz- 
Stephen,* grandson of the venerable Od, Earl of Blois, and 
Lord of Holderness, who flourished about the year 1095!+ 


der a feigned name, and then attempting to rival himself under another signa. 
ture, which equally concealed him from the public. ‘This imitation was not 
subscribed with Chatterton’s usual initials, D. B. but professed to be written by 
W.S.A. aged 16. The short interval between the publication of these two 
Pieces, the style of Poetry so much resembling Chatterton’s other impositions, 
and the age of the author so accurately pointed out, determine this second Ec- 
logue to be Chatterton’s. It was probably. written sometime before it was sent 
to the printer, especially as the original had been at least a twelve months in 
his possession. The simplicity of Rowley’s ideas, the purity, ease, and fluency 
of his language, might have encouraged this attempt, in which he has so far 
succeeded, as not only to equal the original, but there wants no better proof of 
his inferiority to Rowley in point of poetic expression, than to compare the con- 
cluding lines of his imitation with those of the original Eclogue.”{ Fair and 
conclusive reasoning, and to which one only objection can be framed, and that 
is, that it is not founded on fact. The reader will smile on being informed 
that this imitation, instead of being the production of Chatterton, was written 
by a WESTMINSTER SCHOLAR 1 who has since realized the promise of early 
talent, and for many years past conferred credit on the literature of his coun- 
The imitation, on account of the curious circumstances in which it is in- 


try. 
is reprinted, at the end of the first Volume, for the gratification of those 


volved, 
who might wish to compare the two Poems. 

* Vol. 3, page 413. 

+ I have no means of ascertaining whether B 
es in the eleventh century, but Bloys was never an English name, 


at that period, was only a second title to the Earldom of Albe- 


loys and Holderness were united 


as foreign tit] 
and Holderness, 
marle. 


+ 


ye. - yy z - 
(sled: Wide aig Niele a 0 gleam ao pala a SS 


512 OBSERVATIONS ON 


V. Mr. Catcott is a worthy and religious man; and 
who, from never intending to deceive, suspects no decep- 
tion in others. Chatterton, who is a skilful ‘engineer, 
adapts the nature of his attack to the strength of the 
fortress, and gives him an ancient Fragment of a Sermon 
on the Divinity of the Holy Spirit, as wroten by Tuomas 
Row .ey !* 

Vi. Mr. Barrett is zealous to prove the antiquity of 
Bristol—as a demonstrable evidence, Chatterton sends 
him an Escutcheon (on the authority of the same Thomas 
Rowley) borne by a Saxon, of the name of Ailward,+ who 
resided in Bristow, in the year 718 ! { 

Vil. Mr. Barrett is also writing a comprehensive His- 
tory of Bristol, and is solicitous to obtain all possible infor- 


* It has been suspected that Chatterton was indebted for this fragment of a 
Sermon, on the “‘ Divinity of the Holy Spirit,” to two Sermons, on the “ Deity 
of the Sonand Holy Spirit,” published by the late Rev. Cates Evans, of Bris- 
fol,in the year 1766. The sentiments and language are almost similar. Mr. 
Evans also quotes Hermen Witsius, from the Exercitationes in Symbolum im 
which work is the very guotation from Saint Cyprian, which appears in 
Rowley’s Fragment. Chatterton may have seen Witsius, and he might then 
easily obtain a solution of a particular quotation, and afterwards apply it as he 
thought proper. His ingenuity was equal to a much greater atchievement than 
this, although it is possible that he might have obtained the quctation on easier 
terms. 

+ Note to the account of Rowley’s MSS. Vol. 3. page 503. 

t Gildas, in the sixth century, distinguishes Bristol by the name’ of ‘ Caer 
Brito;” and Camden says that History gives it the name of Bristow for the 
first time, im the year 1033, when Harold is mentioned, by Florence of Wor- 
cester, as having set sail from Bristow, in order to invade Wales. Some writers 
have contended for a greater antiquity than this, though none (except Rowley) 
have been so extravagant as tO suppose that Caer Brito was changed for Bris- 
tow, so early as the year 718! 


CHATTERTON’s ARMS. 


mation Concerning it. Chatterton seizes the opportunity, 
and presents him, at defferent times, with an account of 
all the churches and chapels of Bristol, as they appeared 
three hundred years before,* and accompanies it with 
drawings and descriptions of the Castle ;;—The whole of 
this information being unsupported by either document or 
tradition, and resting alone, on the evidence of “The 
Gode Prieste, Thomas Rowley,” between whom and Thomas 
Chatterton, prejudice itself must allow, there was a great 
equality of talent, as well as a great similitude of pursuits. 
They were both Poets, both Antiquarians, and both per- 
petually adverting to Heraldry. 

VIII. Public curiosity and general admiration are excited 
by translations from the Erse of Ossian—Chatterton, who 
gave precedence to none in “ Catching the manners liv- 
ing as they rise,” publishes a succession of Poems from 
the Saxon and Welch,t indifferent to the inconsistency, Or 
otherwise not aware, that he had professedly translated 
works, in the same style, and with the same imagery, from 
the Truronic and Cexric, two languages of different 
origin and genius, and whose poetry, of all their writings, 
has ever been considered as the most dissimilar. 

IX. Mr. Walpole is writing the History of British 
Painters—Chatterton, (who, to a confidential friend, had 
before expressed an opinion that it was possible, by judi- 
cious management, to deceive even this master in antiqul- 
ties,§) with fuil confidence, sends him an account of emi- 


LE 


* Vol. 3, page 284. 

+ See Plate, Vol 3, page 497. 
t Vol. 3. 

5 Vol. 3, page 52 


Vou. I. 


514 OBSERVATIONS ON 


nent “ Carvellers’ and “ Peyncters,’* and informs him 
of others who once flourished in Bristot! but of whom 
the present inhabitants of Bristol never heard, and who 
are mortified at having no other evidence of the distin- 
guished honour ascribed to them, than the solemn asseve- 
ration of that “ something, nothing, not to be defined,” 
Thomas Rowley ! 

But these are all subordinate deceptions. Chatterton’s 
ambition embraced a larger range, and was circumscribed 
by no other limit, than, in the person of Rowley, of deceiv- 
ing the Whole World. And that he succeeded in a 
great and unaccountable degree, is attested by the volu- 
minous controversies of Antiquarians, Historians and 
Poets. The object bespoke the comprehension of his 
mind, and its partial success is a lasting monument of 
what perseverance may effect when supported by genius, 

Another argument of equal magnitude may be deduced 
from the following consideration. All the Poets, to 
whose existence Chatterton, at least, was accessary, write 
in the same harmonious style, and evidence the same supe-~ © 
riority of talent. Other Poets, existing in the like or dif- 
ferent ages, have ever been distinguished for a diversity of 
qualities, compounded of imagination, judgment and 
taste, independently of mere language, which is suscepti- 
ble of infinite gradations in the scale of excellence, but 
here are persons, living in different ages, exposed to diffe- 
rent circumstances, and expressing different sentiments, 


Ee SS RTE SS RE 


* Vol. 3, page 337. 


CHATTERTON’s ARMS. 515 


yet all betraying the same abilities and the same peculiar 
habits of writing—whether it be 


The Abbatte, John, (living in the year 1186) Vol. 2, p. 136 


Carpenter, Bishoppe of Worcester ~ Vol. 3, p. 312 
Ecca, Bishoppe of Hereforde = - - Vol. 3, p. 390 
Elmar, Bishoppe of Selseie - - Vol. 3, p. 391 
The Rawfe Chedder Chappmanne 1356 Vol. 2, p. 140 
Sir William Canynge* - - - Vol. 2.p. 117 

120—160 & 325 
Maystre John a Iscam - - Vol. 2, p. 148 
Seyncte Baldwynne - - 1947 Vol. 2, p. 152 
Seyncte Warburghe + = 1247 Vol. 2, p. 154 
John De Bergham - - 1320 Vol. 2, p.171 
John Ladgate - - - Vol. 2, p. 182 
Syr Thybbot Gorges, or - 1440. Vol. 2. p. 221 


Str Thomas Rowley! £ 

And (with the exception of Ladgate) the whole completely 
unknown to the world till brought forward by Chatterton. 
Such a fact would be a difficulty infinitely greater than 
that of ascribing Rowley toa youth of 16 or 17 years 
of age, who had made “ Antique Lore” his peculiar study, 
and whose mind was impregnated with indisputable and 
almost unlimited genius. If the adverse opinion were 


EE IS EE DO 


os 

* William Canynge, Esq. will be found (page 347, Vol. 3) to be metamor- 
phosed into Sir William Canynge, Knight of Jerusalem ! 

+ The ceremony of passing the Bridge, on which occasion this song was 
sung, took place in the year 1247, although Turgotus, according to Rowley, 
makes St. Warburghe to have lived in the year 638! 

t Page 348, Vol. 5S. Thomas Rowley, Priest of Sr. John’s, is called Sir 
Thomas Rowley-! and his brother, Sir William Rowley! 


Lil2 


TRO RY OOO ET CIE SS 


516 OBSERVATIONS ON 


correct, it would in future exclude probability from all 
share in estimating truth and falshood, and necessarily 
confound the very principles of knowledge. 

The most determined advocate of Rowley, will hardly 
insist upon it that he wrote the various Poems attributed to 
the preceding characters: and is it not equally extravagant 
to suppose that they were written by the men to whom they 
are assigned—who, after having intensely slept for ages, 
on a sudden burst forth, and form a new and separate con- 
stellation in the regions of poetry? And if they were nei- 
ther written by Rowley, nor by the men to whom they are 
ascribed, who could have writtenthem but Chatterton ? And 
if Chatterton wrote these, why could he not have written 
the whole of Rowley, seeing there is a perfect uniformity 
in the harmony, the language, and the train of sentiment ? 
an association applicable to one. person, but physically 
impossible to all. 

This is an argument to which too much importance can- 
not be attached. It is founded on no subtile and equivocal 
train of reasoning, but derives its strength from. an unques- 
tionable fact, the full foree of which is manifest to the 
plainest capacity. Let the dispassionate inquirer ask him- 
self, whether he thinks it possible for men living in these 
different ages, from 1186, to the middle of the fifteenth 

century, to write in a style so characteristically the same. 
But how easy is the solution when we admit that the per- 
son who wrete the first part of the Battle of Hastings, 
the death of Sir Charles Bawdin, and one unitation of our 
old Poets, wrote also all the rest.* This is no divided 


®* Chatterton confessed to Mr. Barrett, that he wrote the first part of the 
“¢ Battle of Hastings.” He also acknowledgéd to his mother and sister that he 


CHATTERTON’s ARMS. 


and temporising question, it is Rome or Carthage; it 
is Rowley or Chatterton ; and from the new and abun- 
dant evidence, with which the public is presented, it Is 
highly probable that the Disserning will form one gene- 
ral phalanx, and concur in declaring that there is nel- 
ther external or internal evidence to believe that a single 
line of either the Poetry* or the Prose, + ascribed to Rowley, 
was written by any other than that Prodigy of the 
eighteenth century Thomas Chatterton. 

The opinion of many, that Chatterton found part of 
Rowley and invented the rest, is a supposition attended 
with insurmountable objections, and is never urged but in 
the absence of better argument ; for in the first place, much 
of the evidence against Rowley bears with equal weight 
against this sentiment; in the second place, he who could 
write half could have written the whole; and in the third 
and principal place, there are no inequalities in the Poems, 
no dissimilar and incongruous parts, but all is regular and 
consistent, and without the appearance of even verbal in- 


wrote the “ Death of Sir Charles Bawdin,’** and the Poem on Our Lady’s 


Church; the “ Imitation of our Old Poets,” is confessedly modern. 
Of the Death of Sir Charles Bawdin, which Chatterton confessed to have 


written, Dean Milles says, ‘* that a greater variety of internal proofs may be 


produced for its authenticity than for that of any other Piece in the whole col- 
lection.”+¢ 

* For an Account of Rowley’s original MSS. see Vol. 3, page 497. 

+ Some of the Deeps in the third Volume will be found to be written in 


Modern English ! We may suppose that these were designed to be filled up, like 


a Painter’s Sketch, at a convenient opportunity. 
** See Mrs. Newton’s Letter, Vol. 5, page 524, 


+ Milles’ Edition of Rowley, page 321. 


sua ies SE Bee 2 aaa egg wees 


518 OBSERVATIONS ON 


terpolation. Whoever examines the beautiful Tragedy of 
Ella, will find an accurate adjustment of plan, which 
precludes the possibility of its having been matured by dif- 
ferent persons at the distance of centuries; and with re- 
spect to the structure of the language, it is incontrovertibly 
modern, as well as uniform with itself, and exhibits the 
most perfect specimens of harmony; which cannot be in- 
terrupted by slight orthographical excrescences, or the 
sprinkling of a few uncouth and incongruous words. 

There appears good evidence to believe that Chatterton 
found old parchments, relating, it may be supposed, ex- 
pressly to Redcliff Church (though even these have not 
been exhibited) and which may originally have turned the 
tide of his attention to “ Antique Lore.” This direction of 
his mind, connected with his inveterate proneness to im- 
pose on others, and supported as he was by talents that have 
scarcely been equalled, reduces the magnified wonder, and 
presents an easy solution to every difficulty. 

There is still another class, with whom the great argument 
for espousing Rowley, is, the difficulty of conceiving that 
Poems, so excellent, should have been written by an un- 
educated youth. This objection is plausible and imposing, 
and at the first view appears insuperable; but such persons do 
not consider that this youth was a comet in the hemisphere 
of genius, ordained sometimes to illuminate the world with 
its miraculous splendor, and which then retires for ages, 
whilst an admiring nation observes the irruption in the or- 
der of things, and is lost in the contemplation of its un- 
known laws. 

The reader will permit his recollection to be recalled once 
more to the two Pedigrees of De Bergham and De Chat- 
terton, These are of the first importance, as they exhibit 


CHATTERTON’s ARMS, 519 


unquestionable proof of that radical tendency of mind 
which Chatterton felt for inventing Plausible Fictions 
(the grand key to his character!) and in support of 
which sentiment his whole life forms one mass of autho- 
rity. These additional proofs of his creative faculty, con- 
nected with that body of diversified anti-rowleian evidence 
already before the public, can leave a doubt on few minds, 
but that Chatterton possessed that peculiar disposition, as 
well as those pre-eminent talents, the union of which was 
both necessary and equal to the great production of 


Rowley, 
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320 


GLOSSARY.* 


A 

Ayeeeale humility, C. 

Aborne, burnished, C. 
Abounde, do service, or be- 

nefit. 

Aboune, make ready, C. 
Abredynge, upbraiding. C, 
Abrewe, brew. 
Abrodden, abrubtly, C 
Acale, freeze, C. 
Accaie, asswage, C 
Acheke, choke, C. 
Achevments, services, C 
Achments, atchievements, C. 
Acome, come. 
Acrool, faintly. C 
Adave, dawned upon. 
Adawe, awake. 
Adeene, worthily. 
Adente fastened. C. 
Adented, fastened, annexed, 

| 


Adented, zndented, bruised. 
Aderne, cruel, fierce. 
Adigne, noble, worthy. 
Adoe, delay. 

Adradde, afraid. 
Adrames, churls, C. 
Adrewe, drew. 

Adventaile, armour, C. 


Adygne, nervous ; worthy of | 


praise, C, 
fEterne, eternal. 
Aftere, to affright or terrify. 
Affyvaie, affright. C. 


Affraie, to sight, or engage in 
a fray. C 

Affynd, related by marriage. 

Afleme, as fleme; to drive 
away, to affright. 

After la goure, should. pro- 
bably be astrelagour ; 
astrologer. 

Agested, heaped up. 

Ageguylie, offended. 

Agleeme, to shine upon. 

Agrame grievance. C 

Agreme, torture, C. 

Agreme, grievance, C. 

Agrosed, agrised ; terrified. 

Agroted, See groted. 

Agylted offended, C 

Aidens, aidance. 

Aiglintine, sweet-brier. 

Ake, oak, C 

Alans, hounds. 

Alatche, accuse. 

Aledge, idly. 

Alenge, along. 

Alest, lest. 

Alestake, a may-pole. 

All a boon, a manner of ask- 


ing a favour, C. 


| Allaie, was allayed or stop- 


ped. Allaie used as a verb 
neuter. 

Alleyn, only, C 

Almer, beggar. C 

Alote, aloft. 

Alse, else. 


* Those words, whose significations were 
letter C, affixed to them. 


given by Chatterton, have the 


Alyche, like. . C. 
Alyne, across his shouldersC., 
Alyse, allow, C. 
Amate, destroy, C. 
Amayld, enameled, C. 
Amede, recompence. 
Ameded, rewarded, C. 
Amenged, as menged, mix- 
ed. 
Amenused, diminished, C. 
Ametten, met with. 
Amield, ornamented, 
meled, C, 
Aminge, among. 
Aneighe, near, 
Aneste, against. 
Anente, against, C. 
Anere, another, C. 
Anete, annihilate. 
Anie, as nie, nigh. 
Anlace, an ancient sword, C. 
‘Annethes beneath. C. 
Antecedent, going before. 
Applynges, crafted trees, C. 
apple-trees. 
Arace, divest, C. 
Arblaster, « cross-bow. 
Arcublaster, a cross-bow. 
Arcublastries, cross-bowmen, 
Ardurous, burning. 
Aredynge, thinking. 
ing. qu. 
Argenthorse, 
Kente<G. 
Arist, arose, C. 
Armlace, accoutrement for 
the arms. 
Armourbrace, a suit of ar- 
mour. 
Arrow-lede, path of the ar- 
row. 
Ascaunce, disdainfully, C. 
Aseauhse, obliquely. 


ena- 


read- 


the arms of 


GLOSSARY. 


Asenglave, a lance. 

Askaunte, obliquely. 

Askaunted, glanced. 
Aslape, asleep. 

Aslaunte, slaunting. 

Aslee, slide or creep.. 

Assayle, oppose. 

Asseled, answered, C. 

Asshrewed, accursed, unfor- 

tunate, C. 

Asswaie, to assay, put totrial 
Astarte, started from, or a- 
fraid of. Neglected. qu. 

Astedde, seated: C. 

Astend, dstoniue Gs, 

Asterte, neglected, C. 

Astoun, astonished, C. 

Astounde, astonish, C. 

Astounded, astonished. 

Astrodde, astride, mounted. 

Asyde, perhaps astyde; as- 
cended. 

Athrowe, through. 

Athur, as thurgh’; through, 
athwart. 

Attenes, at once, C. 

Attoure, turn, C. 

Attoure, around. 

Atturne, to turn. 

Auctheure, author. 


Ave, for ‘au, Fr. Water. 
Avele, pro vail. 
Aumere, 7 loose robe or 


mantle C, 
Aumeres borders of 
and silver, &ce. C. 
Auntu:e, as aventure; ad- 
venture. 
Aure, Or, the colour of gold 
in heraldry. 
Autremere, a loose white 
robe, worn by priests, C. 
Awhaped, astonished, C. 


se 
gold 


Faun atthe SNe lal gape li 


522 


Aye, ever, always. 
Aynewarde, backwards, C, 


B 
Balefull, woeful, lamentable. 
C. 


Bane, hurt, damage. 

Bane, curse. 

Baned, cursed. 

Bankes, benches, 

Bante, cursed. 

Barb’d, armed. 

Barbde haulie, hall hung 
round with armour. 

Barbe, beard. 

Barbed horse, covered with 
armour. 

Baren, for barren. 

Barganette, a song or bal- 
lad. C. 


Barriere, confine or boundary. 


Barrowes, tombs, mounds of | 
| Bewryen, declared, expressed, 
Bataunt, a stringed instru- | ze 
| Bewryne; declare, C. 

| Bewrynning, declaring, C 


earth. 


ment, played on with a 
plectrum. qu. 
Battayles, buats, ships, Fr. 
Batten, fatten, C. 
Battent, doudly, C. 
Battently, loud roaring, C. 


Battone, beat with sticks, Fr. | 
| Blakied, naked, original, C. 
| Blanche, white, pure. 

| Blaunchie, white, C. 

| Blatauntlie, loudly, C. 

| Blente, ceased, dead, C. 

| Blethe, bleed, C. 

| Blynge, cease, C. 


Baubels, jewels, C. 
Bawsin, large, C. 

Bayne, ruin. C. 

Bayre, brow. C. 

Beaver, beaver, or visor. 
Beer, bear. 

Beeveredd, beaver’'d. C. — 
Beheste, command, C. 


Behesteynge, commanding. | 
| Boleynge, swelling, C: 


Behight, name. 


Behylte, promised, C. 


GLOSSARY. 


Behylte, forbade. 

Behyltren, Azdden. 

Belent, stopped, at a fault, 
or stand. 

Beme, trumpet. 

Bemente, lament, C 

Benned, cursed, torment, C, 

Benymmyng, bereaving, C. 

Berne, child, C 

Berten, venomous, C 

Beseies, becomes, C 

Besprente, scattered, © 

Bestoiker, deceiver, C 

Bete, bzd, C. 

Betrassed, deceived, imposed 
on, C, 

Betraste, betrayed, C. 

Bevyle, break, a herald term, 
signifying a spear broken 
an tilting, C. 

Bewrecke, revenge, C. 

Bewreen, express, C 


Bighes, jewels, 


| Birlette, @ hood, or covering 


for the back part of the 
head, C. 
Blake, naked, C. 


Blyn, cease, stand still, C. 
Boddekin, body, substance, C. 


Bollengers and Cottes, dif- 
ferent kinds of boats, © 


GLO 


Boolie, beloved, C. 
Bordel, cottage, C. 
Bordelier, cottager. 
Borne, burnish, C 
Boun, make ready, C, 
Bounde, ready, C. 
Bourne, boundary, promon- 
tory. 
Bourne, bounded, limited. 
Bowke, Bowkie, body, C 
Bowting matche, contest. 
Bismarelie, curiously, C. 
Braste, burst, 
Brasteth, bursteth, C. 
Brasteynge, bursting. 
Braunce, branch. C. 
Braunces branches. C 
Brauncynge, branching. 
Brayd, displayed, C. 
Brayde, embroider. 
Brayne, brain, care. 
Brede, broad. .C. 
Bredren, brethren. 
Breme, strength, C. 
Breme, strong, C. 
Bremie, furious. 
Brende, burn, consume, C. 
Brendeynge, flaming. ©. 
Bretful, filled with, C. 
Brionie, briony, or wild vine. 
Broched, pointed. 
Bronde, fury, or sword. 
Brondeynge, furious. 
Brondeous, furious, Gy 
Brooklette, revulet: 
Browded, embroidered, C. 
Brued, embrued. 
Bratyll e, brittle, frail. 
Brygandyne part of armor.C 
Brynnyng, declaring, C. 
Burled, & drisceds Wi 
Burlie bronde, fury,anger, C. 


t ania Sh ee “ 


SSARY. 


cP 
ar. 
personage 


Byelecoyle, bell acueil, 
the ee of a 
in the Roman de la rose, 
which Chaucer has ren- 
dered fur welcoming. 


| Byker, 6 Beam 


Bykrous, warring, C. . 
Bysma are, hewild dered, curi- 


QUS, oN. 


a 


Cale, .cold. 

Calke, cast, C. 

Calked, cast out, C. 

Caltysning, forbidding, C 

Carnes, roc hss} stones. Brit. 
stle-stede, a castle, C. 

Castle-stere, the hold of a 


as 


G se ca ates! 

Caytysnede, binding, 
cing, C. 

Celness, coldness. 

Chafe, hot, C. 

Chaftes, ee ts, stamps, C. 

Cha mapion, challenge, C. 

Chaper, dry, sun Bucne C. 

Sees tte, a small round 
hat, Se 

Charie, dear. 

Cheese, chuse. 


fre 
ENF OCI 


Chefe, heat rashiess, C. 
Chelandree, voldfinch, C. 


Cherisaunce, comfort, C: 
Cherisaunied, comfortable. 
Cheves, moves, C. 
Chevysed, preseveed, C. 
Cheynedd, chained, restricted 
Chirckynge, a confused noise, 


C. 


Chop, an exchange 


Choppe, to exchange 


5Q4 GLOSSARY. 


Choughe, choughs, jackdaws 

Church-glebe-house,grave,C 

Chyrche-glebe, church-yard. 

Clangs, sounds loud. 

Cleme, sound, C. 

Cleere, famous. 

Clets, cliffs. 

Cleped, numed. 

Clerche, clergy. 

Clergyon, clerk or clergy- 
man, ©. 

Clergyon’d, taught, C. 

Clevis, cleft of a rock. 

Cleyne, sound. 

Clinie, declination of the body 

Clymmynge, noisy, C. 

Compheeres, companions, 

pt. 

Congeon, dwarf, C. 

Contake, dispute, C. 

Conteins, for contents. 

Conteke, confuse; contend 
with, C. 

Contekions, contentions, C. 

Cope, « cloke, C.. 

Corteous, worthy. C. 

Corven, See ycorven. 

Cotte, cut. 

Cottes, See bollengers. 

Cotteynge, cutting. 

Covent, convent. 

Coupe, cut, C. 

Coupynge, cutting, mangling 

Couraciers, horse-coursers, C. 

Coyen, coy. 

Crased, broken. 

Cravent, coward, C. 

Creand, as recreand. 

Cristede, crested. 

Croche, cross, ©. 

Crokynge, bending. 

Croched, perhaps broched. 


Crokynge, bending. 
Cross-stone, monument, C. 
Cryne, hair, C. 

Cuarr, quarry. 

Cuishe, armor for the thigh. 
Cullis-yatte, portcullis-ga’e, 


Curriedowe, flatterer. C. 
Cuyen kine, tender cowes. C. 


D 
Dacya, Denmark. 
Daie brente, burnt, C. 
Daise eyed, daisted. 
Damoyselles, damsels. 
Danke, damp. 
Dareygne, attempt, endea- 
vour, C. 
Darklinge, dark. 
Daygnous, disdainful, C. 
Deathdoeynge, murdering. 
Declynie, declination. 
Decorn, carved, C. 
Deene, glorious, worthy, C. 
Deere, dire C. 
Defs, vapours, mefeors, C. 
Defayte, decay, C. : 
Defte, neat, ornamental, C. 
Deigned, disdained, C, 
Delievretie, activity, C. 
Dente, See adente. 
Dented, See adented. 
Denwere, doubt, C. 
Denwere, tremour, C. 
Depeyncte, paint, display, C. 
Depicted, painted, or dis- 
played, C. 
Depyctures, drawings, paimt- 
Ines, é 
Dequace, mangle, destroy, C. 
Dequaced, sunk, quashed. 
Dere, hurt, damage, C. 


Derne, melancholy, terrible. 
Derkynnes, young deer, 
Dernie, woeful, lamentable. 
Dernie, cruel, C. 
Deslavatie, disloyal, unfaith- 
ful. . 
Deslavatie, lechery, C. 
Detratours, traztors. 
Deysde, seated on a dets. 
Dheie; they. 
Dhere, there. 
Dhereof, thereof. 
Difficile, difficult, C. 
Dighte, drest, arrayed, C. 
Dispande, expunded. 
Dispente, expended. 
Dispone, dispose. 
Divinistre, divine, ©. 
Dolee, soft, gentle, C. 
Dole, lamentation C. 
Dolte, foolish, C. 
Donore, This line should 
probably be written thus 5 
O sea-o’erteeming Dovor! 
Dortoure, a sleeping room, ©. 
Dote, perhaps as dighte. 
Doughtre mere, d’ outre mere 
Fr. From beyond sea. 
Draffs, the refuse, or what is 
cast away. 
Dreare, dreary. 
Dree, draw, or drive. 
Dreerie, dreary, terrible. 
Drefte, least, C. 
Drenche, drink, C. 
Drented, drained, C. 
Dreyncted, drowned, C. 
Dribblete, small, insignifi- 
cant; G. 
Drierie, terrible. 
Drites, rights, liberties, C. 
Droke, dry. 


aS ee nee 


GLOSSARY. 


Drocke, drink, C. 
Droncke, drank. 
Droorie, courtship, gallan- 
trys. 
Drooried, courted. 
Dulce, as dolce. 
Duressed, hardened, C. 
Dyd, should probably be 
dyght. 
Dyghte, as dight. 
Dyghtynge, as dightynge. 
Dygne, worthy. ; 
ygner, more worthy, C. 
Dynning, sounding, C. 
Dyspendynge, expending. 
Dyspense, expence, 
Dysperpellest, scatterest, C, 
Dysporte, pleasure, C. 
Dysportey nge, sporting, C 
Dysportisement, as dyspor te 
Dy sregate, to break connec- 
tion or fellowship. To de- 
grade. qu. 


E 
Edraw, for ydraw; Draw. 
Keke, amplifi cation, exag- 


geration. 
Efte, often, again, C. 
Efsooties, quickly, i. 
Egederinge, assembling, 
thering, C. 
Eke, also O 
Ele, help, C. 
Eletten, enlighten, C. 
Elmen, elms. 
Elocation, elocution. 
Elves, personages, people. 
Emarschalled, “arranged. 
Emblaunched, whitened. C. 
Embodyde, thick, stout. C. 
Embowre, lodge, C. 


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se AN SCENE 


520 


Embollen, swelled, strength- 
ened, C. 

Emburled, armed, C. 

Emmate, lessen, decrease, C. 

Emmertleynge, glittering, C. 

Emmers, coined money. 

Emprize, adventure, C. 

Empprize, enterprize, C. 

Enactynge, acting. 

Enalse, embrace, C. 

Encaled, frozen, cold, C. 

Enchafed, heated, enraged,C. 

Encheere, encourage. 

Encontrynge, encountring. 

Enfouled, vitiated, polluted. 

Engarlanded, wearing a gar- 
land. 

Engyne, torture. 

Engyned, tortured. 

Enharme, to do harm to. 

Enheedynge, taking heed. 

Enhele, head. 

Enhepe, add. C. 

Enleted, full of leaves. 

Enleme, enlighten. 

Enlowed, flamed fired C. 

Enrone, unsheath. 

Enseme, to make seams in. 

Ensemeynge, as seeming. 

Enshone, shewed. 

Enshotine, shooting, dart- 
ing, C, 

Enstrote, deserving punish- 
ment. 

Enswolters, swallows, sucksin, 
OF 

Enswote, sweeten. 

Ensyrke, encircle. 

Ent, a purse or bags C. 

Entendemente, wunderstund- 
ms. 

Enthoghte, thinking. 


GLOSSARY. 


Enthoghte, thought of. 
Enthoghteynge, thinking. 
Entremed, intermivxed. 
Entrykeynge, tricking. 
Entyn, even. C. 
Enryonnde, worked with i- 
ron. C. 
Eraced, banished, erazed. 
Erlie, earl. 
Ermiett’s, hermits, C. 
Erste, formerly. 

Estande, for ystande, stand. 
Estells, A corruption of ¢s- 
toile, Fr. A star, C. 
Estroughted, stretched out. 

Ethe, ease, C. 

Ethie, easy. 

Evalle, equal, C. 

E.ve-merk, dark evening. 

Evespeckt, marked with eve~ 
ning dew, C. . 

Everichone, every one. C, 

Everyche, every. 

Ewbrice, adultery, C. 

Ewbrycious, dactvious. 

Eyne-gears, objects of the 
eyes. 

Eyne syghte, eye-sight. 


F 

Fadre, futher. 

Fage, tale, jest, C. 

Faie, faith. 

Faifully, fazthfully, C. 

Faitour, a beggar or vaga- 
bond, C. 

Faldstole, a fulding stool, 
or seat. See Du Cange 
in v. Faldistorium. 

Far-kend, far seen. C. 

Fayre, clear, innocent. 


| Featliest, most beautiful. 


Federed, feathered. 
Feere, jire. 

Feerie, flaming, C. 

Pele, ‘feebley.Gs 

Felle, cruel, bad. 

Fellen, fell pa. t. sing. qu. 
Ferse, violent, fierce. 
Ferselie, fercely. 

Fetelie, nobly, C. 
Fetive, as festive. 
Fetyve, elegant, beautiful. 
Fetyy elie, elegantly, C. 
Fetyveness, festiveness. 
Feygne, willing. 

Feygnes, A corruption of 
feints, C, 
Fhui, fury. C. 

Fie, defy, C. 
Flaiten, horrible, 
ting, qu. 
Flanched, arched. 
Fleers, fliers, runaways. 
Fleeting, JSlying, passing. 
Fleme, | to terrify. 
Flemed, HE ied &.. 
nie: Srighifully 
Flemeynge, ¢err Fieve 
Fleurs, flowers. 
Flizze, fly, C. te 
Floe, arrow. C. 
Florryschethe, blooms, flou- 
rashes. 
Flott, float, C. 


Flotting, floating or undula- 


or undula- 


ting. 
FloureScyncte Mary, mary- 
gold. C. 
Flourette, fower. C. 
Flytted, fled. 


Foile, baffie, C. 
Fouis, Fonnes, devices, C. 


Fore, before 


Feseieaeteluc SSM aia: siec i sali 


GLOSSARY. 


Forefend, forbid. 
Forgard, lose, C. 
Forletten, forsaken, C. 
Forloyne, retreat, C. 
Forroy, -destroy. 
Forreying, destroying, C. 
Forslagen, slain, C. 
Forslege, slay, C. 
Forstraughte, distracted. 
Forstr aughteyng, distrac- 
ting, C. 
Forswat; sun-burnt, C. 
Forweltring, blasting, C. 
Forwyned, dried, C- 
Foulke, people. 
Foury, fury. 
Fowlyng, defiling. 
Fraie, fight. C. 
Fremde, strange, C. 
Fremded, frighted, C. 
Fructile, frudéful. 
Fuired, furious. 
Furched, forked. 


G 
Gaberdyne, a piece of ar- 
mour, C. A cloak. 

Gallard, fr ighted, C. 
Gare, cause C. 
Gastness, ghasthiness. 
Gauntlette, glove. C. 
Gauntlette, challenging. 


Geare, apparel, accoutre- 
ment. 
Geasonne, rare, extraordi- 


nary, strange. C. 
Geer, dress. 
Geete, As gite. 
Gelten, guided. GC. 
Gemot, ouncil. 
Cone assembled. C. 


Gerd, broke, rent. C. 


Gies, guides, C. 
Gier, a turn or twist. 
Gif, 7, .C. 
Gites, _ robes, mantles. 
Glair, shining, clear. 
Glairie, clear, shining. 
Glare, glitter. C. 
Gledes, glides. 
Gledeynge, fivid. C. 
Gleme,, shine, glimmer. 
Glester, to shine. 
Glestreynge, shining; glitter- 
Ing. 
Glomb, frown. C., 
Glommed, clouded, dejected.C 
Gloure, glory. C. 
Glowe, shene, gleam. 
Glytted, shone, or glided, qu. 
Gore-depycted, painted with 
blood. 
Gore-red, red as blood. 


OF 


C. 


Gorne, garden. C. 
Gottes, drops. 
Gouler, usurer. 
Goushynge, gushing. 


Graiebarbes, grey-beards, C. 
Grange, liberty of pasture, C. 
Gratche, apparel. C. 
Grave, chief magistrate, may- 
or, epithet given to the al- 
dermen. qu. 
Gravots, groves. 
Gre, grow. C. ; 
Greaves, a part of armor. 
Grees, grows. C. 
Greeyngée, growing. 
Grete, greeted, saluted. 
Grofhle, groveling, mean. 
Groffyngelye, foolishly, vul- 
garly, abjectly. 
Grottyshe, unceviel, rude, 
Gron, a fen, moor. C. 


C. 


GLOSSARY. 


i 


os 


Gronfer, a meteor, from pron, 
a fen, and fer; a corrup- 
tion of fire. C. 

Gronfyres, meteors. 

Groted, swollen. C. 

Gryne, groin. 

Grypped, grasped. 

Gule depeyncted, red paint- 
Cd. hoe 

Gule steynct, red stained. C. 

Guyfts, gifts, talents. 

Guylde, assess, tax. 

Guylteynge, gilding. 

Gye, a guide, C. 

Gyte, as gite, 

Gytelles, mantels, 


H 
Habergeon, coat of mail. 
Haile, happy, C. 
Hailie, as, haile. 
Halceld, defeated, C. 
Hallidome, holy church, qu. 
Hallie, holy. C. 
Hallie, wholely. 
Halline, joy. C. 
Hamlettes, manors. 
Han, hath. qu. had. 
Flancelled, cut off, destroyed. 
of 
Handesword, back-sword. 
Hantoned, accustomed. qu. 
Harrie, harrass. qu. 
Harried, fost. C. 
Harte of Greece, a stag, 
Hatchedd, covered with hatch- 
ments. 
Hatchments, efchievements, 
coat armour. 
Haveth, have, hath. 
Havyoure, behaviour. 


Heafod, head. C. 


C. 


C. 


C. 


Heavenwere, 

Heaulme, helmet, crown. 

Hecket, wrapped, closely, co- 
wered. ©, | 

Heckled, wrapped. 

Hedes, regards, attends to. 

Heie, they, GC: 

Heideygnes, a country dance, 
still practised in the North. 
Gey 

Hele, help. C. 

Hem, a contraction of them. C 

Hendie stroke, hand stroke, 
close fizhting. 

Hente, grasp, hold. C. 

Hentylle, custom. 

Her, for their. 

Herehaughtes, heralds. 

Herehaughtrie, heraldry. C. 

Herselle, herself. 

Heste, require, ask. C. 

Heste, a@ command. 

Hete, promised. 

Hight, named, -called. 

Hiltrene, hidden. C. 

Hiltring, hilding, C. : 

Hoastrie, inn, or a public 
house. C. 

Hoistes, lifts up. 

Hollie, holy. 

Holtred, hedden. qu. 

Hommageres, servants, C., 

Hommeur, honor, humor. qu. 

Honde poyncte, index of a 
clock; marking hour or 
minute. 

Hopelen, hopelessness. 

Harrowe, unseemly, disa- 
greeable. C. 

Hove, lifted up, threw. 

Houton, hollow. C. 

Hulstred, hidden, secret. C. 


Vo. I, 


GLOSSARY. 


heavenward. C: | 


Mm 


s, house: 
Huscarles, house’servants. 
Hyger, the flowing of the 
tide in the Severn was an- 
ciently called the Aygra. 
Hyghte, named, called. 
Hylle fyre, a beacon. 
Hylte,’ Azd, secreted, hide, C. 
Hylted, ‘hzdden.- ©. 
Hyltren, Azdden: 
Hynde, peasant. C. 
Hyndlettes, servants. 


Hus 


I 
Jade, ¢o render languid, 
fatigue. 
Jape, a short surplice, Ke. C, 
Jernie, journey. 
Jeste, hoisted, raised. C. 
Ifrete, devour, destroy. 
Ihantend, accustomed. 
Jintle, for gentle. : 
Immengde, mixed, mingled. 
Impestering, annoying. 
Impleasaunce, | unpleasani- 
ness. 
Inhild, infuse. C. 
Investynge, cloathing. 
Joice, juice. C. 
Joice, juicy. 
Joustedd, susted. 


C. 
C. 


Ishad, broken. C. shed, 
Ithink, think. 
Jubb, a bottle. C. 


Iwreene, disclosed. 
Iwimpled, wrapped up. 
Iwys, certainly. cs 
Jyned, joined. 
Jynynge, joining. 


K 


Ken, see, discover, know. C, 


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Kenns, knows. C. 

Kenne, know. 

Kepe, to take:care of. 

Keppened, careful. 

Kerveth, cutteth, destroyeth. 

- qu. 

Kiste, coffin. C. 

Kivercled, the hidden or se- 
cret part. C. 

Knite, joined. 

Knopped, fastened, chained, 
congealed. C. 

Knowlache, knowledge. C. 

Knowlached, known, dis- 
tinguished. 

Knowlachynge, knowledge. 


Kynde, nature. C. 


L 

Labrynge, labouring, agi- 

tated, 
Ladden, Jay. 
Lare, leather. 
Laverde, lord. C. 
Lea, field, or pasture. 
Lease, lose. 
Leathal, deadly. C. 
Lechemanne, physician. 
Leckedst, most despicable. 
Lecture, relate, C. 
Lecturn, subject, C. 
Lecturnyes, lectures, C. 
Leden, decreasing, C. 
Leeche, physician. 
Leege, homage, obeisance, C. 
Leegefolcke, subjects, C. 
Leegefull, lawful, C. 
Leegemen, ‘subjects. 
Leffed, left. 
Lege, law. Cy 


) Levyn--plome, 
Kyngecoppes, butter flowers. | 
% | Levynde,: blasted. C. 

| Levynne, lightning. C. 

| Levynne bronde, flash of 


GLOSSARY. | 


Leggen, lessen, alloy. C. 

Leggende, alloyed. C. 

Lemanne, mistress. 

Leme, lighten up. 

Lemed, lighted, glistened. C. 

Lemes, lights, rays. C. 

Lere, leather: 

Lessel, a bush, or hedge. C. 

Lete, stzli. C. 

Lethalle, deadly, or death- 
boding. C. 

Lethlen, stz/l, dead. . C. 

Letten, church-yard. C. 

Levyn-blasted, struck with 
lightning. 


Levyn-mylted, lightning-mel- 


ted. qu. 
feathered 
lightning. 


lightning. 


| Liefe, chozce. 
| Liff, leaf. 
(4 Likand, liking. 
| Limed, glassy. C. 
| Limitoure, a licensed begging 


fria ? e 


| Limmed, glassy reflecting-C. 
| Lissedd, bounded. C. 
| Lisseth, boundeth. C. 


| List, concern, cause to care. 


Listeynge, listening. 


|} Lithie, humble. C. 

| Loaste, doss. 

| Locke, luck, good fortune, 

| Lockless, duckless, unfortu- 


nate. 
Lode, load. _ 
Lode, praise, honor. qu.” 
Logges, cottages. C. 


Longe straughte, fur extend- 
ed, lengthened. 
Lordynge, standing on their 
hind legs. C. 
Lore, learning. C. 
Lote, dot, for’une. 
Loverde, lord. C. 
Loughe, laugh. C. 
Loustie, lusty, lustful. 
Low, flame of fire. C. 
Lowes, fumes. C. 
Lowings, flimes. C. 
Lowynge, flaming, burning. 
Lurdanes, Lord Danes. 
Lycheynge, liking. C. 
Lyene, lye. 
Lyghethe, lodgeth. 
Lymmed, polished. C. 
Lynche, bank. C. 
Lyne, stay, finger. 
Lyoncelle, young lyon. C. 
Lyped, linked, unit:d. qu. 
Lysse, sport, or play. C. 
Lyssed, bounded. C. 
Lyvelyhode, fife. C. 


M 
Magystrie, mastery, victory. 
Marvelle, wonder. 


Mancas, marks. C. mancu- 
ses. - 

Machyn, a sleeve. Fr. 

Masterschyppe, = mastery, 
victory. 

Mate, match. 

Maugrie, notwithstanding, | 


in spite of. 
Maynt, many. 
Mede, reward. . C. 
Mee, meadow. C. 


Meeded, rewarded. 
Melancholych, melancholy. 


bi tia NI er) 
Fs OP Ga Seer a1 Silane IE 


GLOSSARY, 


531 


Memuine,~ mesnie-men, at- 
tendants. 

Menged, mixed, the many. 

Miniced, menaced. qu. 

Mennys, men. 

Mensuredd, bounded, or 
meusured. C., 

Menynge, meaning. 

Mere, lake. C. 

Merke, dark, and gloomy. 

Merke-plant, nightshade. C, 

Merker, darker. 

Merkness, darkness. 


Merkye, dark. ‘ 
Meve, move. 
Meynte, many, great numn- 


bers. C, 

Mical, much, mighty. 

Miesel, myself: 

Miskynette, a@ small bag- 
pipe. C. 

Mist, poor, needy. C. 

Mitches, ruins. C. 

Mitte, a contraction of migh- 
ty iCu 

Mittee, mighty. C. 

Mockler,, more, greater, 
mightier. 

Moke, much. C. 

Mokie, black. C. 

Mokynge, mocking, 
muring. qu. 

Mole, soft. C. 

Moltock, wet, mozst.. C. 

Molterynge, mouldy, mould- 
ring. 

Mone, moon. 

Moneynge, lamenting, moan- 
ing. 

Morie, marshy. 

Morthe, death, murder. 

Morthynge, murdering. 


Mure 


532 


Mose, most. 
Moste, must. 
Mote, nught... . 


M ‘otte,, word,..or motto. 
Mottring, muttering, mur- 
a 


o° 


Myckle, much. C. 

My chte, mighty. 

Myeg ehte amein, main force. 

Myndbruche, Sirmness of 
mind, sense of honor. qu. 

Mynemenne, maners. 

Mynsterr, monastery. C. 

Mynstrelle, q minstrel as a 
musician. C. 

Myrynge,. wallowing. 

Mysiell, mescall. 

Mysterk, mystic...C. 


N 

Ne, Le. not. C; 
Ne, no, or,\ none. 
Ne, nigh, or, nearly. 
Nedere, adderu &., 
Neete, night. 
Nesh, wéak, tender. ©. 
Nete, nothing, C. 
Nete, night. 
Nethe, benéath. 
Nillynge, unwilling, C. 
Nome-depeyneted, rébus d 

shields, G, 
Notte, Nei Pistia: 
Notte browne, nui brown. 
Noyance, annoyance. 


= 


O 
Oares, wheries. 
Oathed, bound upon oath. 
Obaie, abides Cx 
Offrendes,. presents, ofer- 
wngs. Gi 


GLOSSARY 


Olyphauntes, elephants..C. 

Onflemed, undismayed. OF 

Onknowlachynge, ignorant, 
unknowing. ©. 

Onlist, boundless. _ C. 

Onlyghte, darken, qu, 

Ontylle, untill. 

Onwordie, unworthy. 

Oppe, up. 

Optics, eyes. 

Orrests, oversets. C. 

Overest, uppermost. 

Ounde, wave. 

Oundynge, undulating, swel- 


ling. qu. 
Ouphante, ouphen, eves. 
Ourt, overt; Fr. open, qu. 


Ouzle! black bird, C, 
Owlett, owl. .C. 
Owndes, waves... . 


Pp 
Paizde,. possed. 
Pall, contraction from, ap» 
pall to fright... €. 
Paramente, robes of scarlet, 
C. aprinéely robe. C. 
Parker, park-keeper. 
Passente, passing. 
Passent, walking leisurely. C. 
Paves, shields. 
Pavyes, shzelds. 
Payrde, compared. 
Beede: pied. ©. 
Peene, pain. 
Pencte, pated. C. 
Penne, mountdin. | 
Pensmenne, writers, histori- 
ans. ©. 
Percase, .perchance. C. 
Perdie, for a certainty. 
Pere, pear. 


Pere, appear. C. 
Pereynge, appearing, peeping 
Perforce, of necessity. 
Perpled, purple, qu. scat- 
_ tered, diffused, qu. 
Persante, piercing. 
Pete, beat, pluck. qu. 
Peynctedd, painted. C. 
Pheeres, feliows, equals. C. 
Pheon, in heratdry, the barb- 
ed head of a dart. 
Picte, picture. C. 
Piercedd, broken,: or pier- 
ced throughwrth darts. C. 
Pittie golphe, hollow of the 
pit. 
Pleasaunce,, pleasure, bless- 
ing. 
Plies, sounds.. C. 
Plonce, plunge. 
Pole, the crown of the head. 
Pouche, purse. 
Poyntelle,a pen, &c.. C. 
Pre, to prey. 
Pre; prey. | 
Preche, preach, exhort, re- 
commend. 
Preestschyppe, priesthood. 
Prevyd, hardy, valorous, C. 
Proto-slene, first slain. 
Prowe, forehead. 
Prowes, might, power. ©. 
Puerilitie, chzldhood. 
Pyghte, pitched, or bent 
down, settled... C. 
Pyghtethe, plucks, or tor- 
tures. C. 
Pynant, ‘languid, 
pining, meagre. 


insipid, 


Quacedd, vanguished. C. 


GLOSSARY. 533 


Quansed, stidled, quenched. C. 

Quayntyssed, curiously de- 
wtlsed. C, 

Queede, the evil one, the de- 
vue. 

Quent, quaint, strange, 


R 
Rampynge, furious. 
Receivure, receipt, 
Recendize, for recreandize, 
cowardice. 
Recer, | for racer. 


| Reddoure, violence. C. 


Rede, wisdum.. C. 
Reded, counselled, C, 
Redeynge, advice. 
Regrate, esteem, favour, C 
Reine, run. C. 
Rele, wave. C. 
Reles, waves. C. 
Rennomde, honored, renown- 
ed. 
Rennome, honor, glory. C. 
Requiem, a service used over 
the dead. C. 
Responsed, answered. 
Rewynde, ruined. 
Reyne, run.\. C. 
Reynynge, running. C. 
Reytes, water-flags. C. 
Ribaude, rake, lewd person. 
Ribbande geere, ornaments 
of ribbands. 
Ribible, violin. C. 
Riese, vse. 
Riped, rzpened 
Rodded, reddened. C. 
Roddie, red. 
Roddie levynne, red hghi- 
ning. C. ; 
| Rode, complexion... C. 


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Roder, rider, traveller. 
Rodeynge, riding. 
Roghlynge, rolling. 
Rostlynge, rustling. 
Rou, horrid, grim. C. 
Rouncy, cart-horse. C._ 
Royn, ruin. 

Royner, ruiner, 

Rynde, ruined. 

Ryne, run. 


S 

Sabalus, the devil. C. 
Sabbataners, booted soldiers. 
Sable, black in heraldry. 
Sable, blacken. -C. 
Sable, darkness. 
Sable, black. 
Sai, sagum, military cloak. 
Sanguen, bloody. 
Sarim’s plain, Salisbury plain 
Sayld, assailed. 
Scalle, shall. C. 
Scante, scarce. C. 
Scantillie, scarcely, sparing- 

ly. C. 
Scarpes, scarfs. C. 
Searre, mark. 
Scethe, hurt, damage. C. 
Scathe, scarce. 
Scaunce-layd, uneven. 
Scauncing, glancing, or look- 

ing obiiquely. 


Scethe, damage, mischief. C. 


Schaftes, shafts, arrows. 

Scheaited, adorned with tur- 
FeLs. 

Scille, gather. C. 

Scillye, closely. C. 

Scolles, sholes. 

Seck, suck. 

Seeled, closed. C. 


GLOSSARY. 


Seere, search. .C, 

Selke, sak. ’ 

Selynesse, happiness, _C. 
Semblamente,. appearance. 
Semblate, appearance. 
Seme, seed. C. : 
a short under 


emecope, 
cloke. C., 

Semlykeene, countenance, 
beauty. C, 


Semmlykeed, countenance. 
Sendaument, appearance. 
Sete, seat. 

Shap, fate. C. 


Shap seurged, fate-scourged. 
C 


Sheene, lustre, shine. 
Sheen, to shine. 

Shemres, shine. - 
Shemrynge, glimmering. C. 


_Shente, broke, destroyed. C. 


Shepen, innocent. qu. 
Shepsterr, shepherd. C. 
Shettynge, shooting. 
Shoone pykes, shoes with pi- 
ked toes, the length of the 
pikes was restrained to two 
enches by 3. Ewd. 4.-c. 5. 
Shotte, shut. ; 
Shotteyng, closing, shutting. 


| Shrove, shrouded. 


Siker, sure. 

Skyne, sky, 

Slea, slay. C. 
Sleath, Jetenneake killeth. C. 
Sledde, sledge, hurdle. 
Slee, slay. 


-Sleene, slain. C. 


Sleeve, clue of thread. 
Sletre, slaughter. 
Sleyghted, slighted. 
Sleynges, slings. 


Slughornes, a musical instru- 
ment, not unlike a haut- 
boy, a kind of clarion. C, 

Smethe, smoke. C. 

Smething, smoking. C. 

Smore, besmeared. 

Smothe, steam, or vapours C. 

Snett, bent, snatched up. C. 

Snoffelle, snuff up. 

Sockeynge, sucking. 

Solle, sozd. 

Sorfeeted, surfected. 

Sothe, truth. 

Sothen, sooth. qu. 

Soughle, soz. 

Soughlys, souls. C. 

Souten, for sought. 

Sparre, a wooden bar, or in- 
closure. 

Spedde, reached, attained. qu 

Spencer, dispenser. C. 

Spere, allow. qu. 

Sphere, spear. 

Splete, cleaved, split. 

Sprenged, ‘sprinkled. 

Sprytes, spirits, souls, C. 

Spyryng, towering. 

Stale, support, prop. 

Staie, fastening. 

Starks, stalks. 

Steck, stuck. 

Stedness, firmness, stedfast- 
ness. C. 

Steemde, reeked, steamed. 

Steemie, steaming. 

Steeres, stairs. 

Stent, stained. C. 

Steynced, alloyed, or stain- 
ed. qu. 


Steyne, stain, blot, dssgrace. 


Stoke, stuck. 
Storthe, death. 


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GLOSSARY. 


Storven, dead. C. 

Storven, for strove. qu. 

Stowe, place, city. 

Straughte, stretched. C. 

Stre, straw. 

Stree, strew. 

Stret, stretch. C. 

Strev, strive. 

Stringe, strong. C. 

Stynts, stops. 

Substant, substantial. 

Suffycyll, sufficient. 

Super-hallie, over righteous. 

Surcote;~ a cloke or mantel 
which hid all the other 
dress. 30) 

Suster, sester. 

Swanges, wave to and fro. 

Swarthe, spirit, ghost. 

Swarthless, dead, expired. 

Swarthynge, expiring. 

Swett-kervd, short liv’d. C. 

Sweltrie, sultry. C. 

Swolterynge, overwhelming. 
u. 

Swolynge, swelling. 

Swote, sweet. C. 

Swotelie, swecily. C. 

Swotie, sweet. C. 

Swythe, quickly. C. 

Swythen, guickly. Co 

Swythyn, quickly. C. 

Syke, such, so. C. ' 

Sythe, sénce. 

Sythence, sence then. 


T 
Takells, arrows. C. 
Talbots, @ species of dogs. 
Tempest-chaft, tempest-beat- 


en. C. 


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Tende, attend, or wait. C. 
Tene, sorrow. 

Tentyflie, carefully. . 
Thight, consolidated, closed. 
Thilk, thai, or such. 
Thoughtenne, thought. 
Thraslarke, thrushes. 
Throstle, thrush. 
Thyk, such. C. 

Tore, torch. C. 
Tourneie, turnament. 
Trechit, treget, deceit. 
Trone, throne. C. 
Trothe, truth. C. 
Troulie, true, truly. 
Twaie, two. 

Twayne, two. C. 
Twighte, plucked, pulled. C. 
TPwytte, pluck, or pull. C. 
Tynge, tongue. 

Tytend, tightened, fastened. 


C. 


Vv 
Val, helm. .C, 


Vengouslie, revengefully. 


U 


Ugsomme, terrible. C. 
Ugsomness, terror. C. 
© 


Villeyn, vassal, servant. 


Unburled, unarmed. C. 
Uncouthe, unknown. C. 
Undevyse, egplain. 

Unlhiart, unforgiving  C. 


Unlydgefulle, rebellious. 
Unwote, unknown. 
Upryne, raise up. 
Vyed, wewed. 


W 
Walsome, loathsome. 
Wanhope, despair. C 


GLOSSARY. 


Wastle-cake, cake of white 
bread. : 
Waylde, choice, selected. 
Waylynge, decreasing. C. 
Whestlyng, whistling. 
Woden blue, dyed blue with 
woad,. 
Woe-be-mentynge,  woe-be- 
wailing. 
W ycheneref, wetcheraft. 
Wysche, wish. 
= 
Yan, than. 
Yaped, laughable, 
Yatte, that. 
Y bereynge, hearing. 
Y borne, son. 
Ybrende, burn. 
Ycorne, engraved, carved. 
Ycorvenn, to mould. C. 
Ydeyd, dyed. 
Ydronks, drinks. 
Yer, your, their. 
Yeyre, their. C. 
Yie, thy. 
Ygrove, graven, or forined. 
Yinder, yonder. 
Yis, thas. 
Ylachd, enclosed, shut up. 
Ynhyme, znter. C. 
Ynutyle, useless. 
Yreaden, made ready. 
Yreerde,: reared, ratsed. 
Yspende, consider. C. 
Ystorven, dead. C, 
Ytorn, torn. 


Ytsel,..itsedf. 


C, 


z 
Zabalus, the devil. 


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