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¶ Coplande the pzynter totheauctour, 


¶ Your mynde tonſpdered/⁊ pour good entent 
Ty elkecte regarded /in euery maner tale 
our cꝰʒcumſtaunce/and labour dylygent 
30 wyll conſtrue /is of gretceffycace 
pour lentences mozaliy eenbzace 
Conccrneth rcavnofiauryategrauypte 
ponge tender hertes/talccteWwithampyte 


C your aege alſo flourynge in vyrent youthe 
£90 to beſtowe is gretip to commende 
Bookcs to endpte of maters ryght vncouthe 
Enſample gyupnge to all ſuche as pꝛetende 
In tharte ok loue they mynbcs to condeſcende 
In termes freſhe/theyꝛ courage to endewe 
Not with rude topes / but elegant and newe 


¶ vet ben there many that lytell regarde 
pour plcalures caſtell inhabyte with beaute 
And J am Curc wolde gyuc but mall rewarde 
Fo: this pour labout / and ſtudyous dyte 
But had pe compyled ſome maner ſubtylte 
Lucre to gete/theyʒ neyghbour to begyle 
Thep wolde alowe it a perkyte dyſcrete ſtyle 
Thauctour. El 
¶ My bokce of loue/belonges to no ſuche arte 
But to the plealure/is his hoole affeccyon 
Ok gentyll people / Whiche lyketh to take parte 
In pleaſaunt youth / with amozous dyleccpon 
Honour regarded / in clene cpꝛcumſpeccyon 
Layengea parte, all wylfull vapnedeſyze 


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Toconfoztethein th at bꝛenne in louynge ky2e 
¶ Coplande, 
"Bokes of loue innumerable pzynted be 
mene okladyes / and many a hardy kynght 

Without regarde of ſenſuall nytete 4 
In loue exploptynge/truelp with all theyꝛ mygdt 
But loue of golde / thele dapes blyndeth the ſyght 
Of men and women /haupngethepz delpte 


Oncly foʒ mede to do theyꝛ appetyte. 
Thauctour. 


CeEnpzynt this boke / Coplande at my requeſt 
And put it foꝛth to cuerp maner ot ſtate 
It docth no good lyenge ſtyll in my chyſt 
To pallc the tyme ſome wyll bye it algate 
Cauſe it is newe/compyled now of late 
At lecſt way yonge folke / wyll gladiy leke rccure 
Beauty to gete in the toure ot pleaſure. 

¶ Coplande. 
At your inſtaunce / ſhall it gladly impꝛeſſe 
But the vttcraunce Ithynke wyll be but male 
Bokcs be not let by they tymes is paſt J geſſe 
The dpſe and kardes / in dꝛynkynge wyne and and ale 
Tables /caples/and balles / thep be no we ſect a ſale 
Men let they? chyldzen vſe al luche harlotry 
That bycngeof bokes they vtterlp denp 


CF init pꝛologus 


¶ En paſſant temps 
(ans malpcucer. 


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— ©:nyng X trauerſynge h harps vnſtedkaſte 
Y |þ > In Ouydes bokes of tranſfozmacyon 
* Jt was my foꝛtune and chaunce at thelaſte 
In ouertoznyng ok Þ leues to lc in what kncyõ 
'Phebus Was intlampd by inſpy2acyon 
Ofcruell cupyde to hym immercpable 
Whiche of hym was wozthy no commendacpon 
 Shewpnge hymlelke alwapes deceyuable 
Therkoze Wolde gladly yf J were able 
The mancr plapnly and in fewe Woꝛdes dyſcloſe 

wv phebus and cuppdtogyer werecompenable 
Iyꝛſt it to ſhewe J wpll medyſpoſe 


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¶ Phebus let on pꝛyde and hault in co2age 

Spaß thete woꝛdes of grete audacyte 

Cuppde thou boy of ponge and tender aege 

Dow maylt thou be to bolde to compare with me 
Thele arowes becomes me as thou mapſt clerely ſe 
Wherwith J maye wounde bothe man and beſte 
And foz that at all creature sbe ſubgect tothe 
So moche is thy power leſſe than myn at eche feſte 
Well well ſayd cupyde it lpketh you to geſte 

This lapd/ he aſſendeo to the mount pernaſſus 
On the hyaht his armes ſhoꝛtly abꝛode he keſte 
And lapd IJ truſt J hall this in haſte dylculle. 


Joꝛ a pꝛoke he toke foꝛth ofhis arowy quyucr 

A golden darte with loue ryght penytrable 

Made ſharpe at the popnt that it myght enter 

With it he ſtroke phebus with a ſtroke ryght lamentable 
It to relyſte he was Weyke and vnable 


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But he muſt obey / and to loue be agreable 
Cõſtreyned by cupyde whiche map ſtryke whome he wit. 
Another darte he toke ſoone in his fyſte | 
Contrary to thoder ledpn blont and heuy 
With this heſtroke Phebusloueoz ſhe wyſte 
S0thatthemozehedeſyzedthe mozeſhedyddeny | 


¶ Her name wag Daphnys whiche deuopde ot louie 
By dame ſaunce mercy Whiche made hym to complayne 
Cuppde in londꝛy wyle his power dyde pꝛoue 
On thone with loue on thoder with dyſdayne 
Thone dpd fle thoder wolde optapne 
_ (Thone was gladde thoder Was in wo 
Thone was pencyfe and oppꝛelled with payne 
Thoder in Jope cared not thoughe it were ſo 
By fere and dyſdayne ſhe dyd hymouergo _ 
L yke to an hate ſhe ranne in haſte 
De foloWedlyke a grehounoe deſyꝛe wꝛought hym wo 
But all was in vapnehis labour was but walte, 


(The nyghtdzewe nye the dape was at a ſyde 

My herte was heup J moche deſpzed reſt 
Whan without confozt alone I dyd abyde 
Seyngethe ſhadowes fall frome the hylles in the weſt 
Eche byꝛde vnder boughe dꝛewe nye to theyꝛ neſt 
The chymneys krome kerre began to ſmoke 
Ethe houlholder went about to lodge his geſt 
The ſtozke ferynge ſtozmes toke the chymney foꝛ a cloke 
Eche chambꝛe and chyſt were ſoone put vnder locke 
Curfcw was ronge lyghtes were ſet vp in haſte 
They that were without foz lodgynge ſoone dyd knocke 
Which were plapnefcedentes p dayc was 1 paſte 

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¶ Thus adlepe J ell by aſodaynechaunce 
Whan J lacked lyght alone without confozte 
My ſoꝛe ſtudp with fouthedyde me enhaunce 
Myneycs were heuy my tonge without dyſpozte 
Cauſed many fantaſyes to me to reſoꝛte 

My herte was moche mulynge my mynde was varyaũt 
So J was troubled with this vngracpous ſozte 

That my herte ⁊ mynde to ſlouthe ſhoztely dyde graunt 
Aboute the whiche whyles J was attendaunt 
Sodaynly came Mozpheus e at a bzayde 
Not affrapd but lykea man ryght valpaunt 
Couragpouſly to me theſe woꝛdes he ſapde. 

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C Weu knowen it is andnoyſed foꝛ atrothe 
Thoughe ꝑchaũce it hath not attapned pet to pour audps 
How Delpꝛe in mynde hath made a ſolempne othe (ence 
eaute to ſerue without reſiſtence 

So to contynue he doeth ryght well pꝛepence 
Durpnge his lyfe with loue ſtedkaſt and ſure 
In parkpte loue to kepe one contynuaunce 
Itis his mynde to do her ſuche plealure. 


¶ On karuent toue he let holy his mynde 

Loue is his pleaſure yet loue putteth hym to papne 
Moche rule J enlure you hath nature andkzynde 
In hym as is poſſyble in one to remapne 

He wolde fayne haue releaſe and dare not pet complayne 
Ho wbeit to ſuche a poynte he is now bzought 

That epther to ſhewe his mynde he muſt ſhoztly be fapne 
On elles his Jope is clereip ſolde and bought. 


Foꝛthe whiche it is done me to vnderſtande 


That he wyll ſhoꝛtly now expꝛeſle his entent 
And this they (aye he wyll take on hande 
To go to her pꝛelence W herkoꝛe be dylpgent 
And walke with me and be obedyent 
And J ſhall ſoone knowe how he ſhall ſpede 
Imuſt ot duet holde me content 
So ve luppoꝛte me alwape whan J haue nede 

¶ The mountapne of courage 
¶ This layd lodaynly by a chaunce repentyne 
J was alcendynge a goodly mountapne 
About the whiche p lonneouer eche ſyde dyd ſhyne 
Wherof the coulour made my herte ryght fayne 
To ſe the golden valeyes bothe kayꝛe and playne 
But whan Ito the toppe was nye auaunced 
None ot my Joyntes coude togyder contapne 
Foz Joye m herte leped and mp body daunced. 


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C What call pe this hyl I pꝛap you tell 
This is the mountapne of luſty courage 
This hath ben inhabyted ol many a rebell 
2s vnhyndnes/enmpte / dyldapne / and dotage 

But now they be dyſtroped by marcpall apparage 
So that now adapes here dwelleth none 
pet dyldayne hath goten a moꝛe ſtately auauntage 
Foz in the caſtell ot plealure ſhe troubles many one. 


¶ Now goodly Juſtes here on they exterſpſe 
By thactpłnes ot many a champpon 
And theſe well gargaled galeryes they dyd deuyſe 
To thentente that ladyes myght haue pꝛoſpetepon 
And to ſuche as were wozthy graunte loue ⁊ aſfeccron 
And allo Whantheyz luſt were theyz courage to vle 


Co daunce amonges them they toke a dyꝛettyon 
As they myght well and not them lelfe abuſe 


¶ Whan J aduertcdof theſe galerpes p quadzat facyon 
The meruaplous mountapne lo well made playne 

Me thought that ſyth the incarnacyon 

Was neuer ſeen amoze goodly mountapne 


Foz Joyce my herte leped J Was ſo fapne 

Ok it JÞ was ſo iopous and lo well appade 
I coude in no wple mp mynde rekrapne 
To ſuchetymethis as pꝛaple oł it I made 


O pupllaunt courage cheke cauſe ok confoꝛte 
Thou mapſt well be nyethe caſtell of pleaſure 
O hyll thupholder of all doughty dyſpozte 
Ot marcpall manhode thou arte the treaſure 
Out okthy bankes is goten the bꝛe 
That cauleth the paſtymes of parfyte pꝛowes 
O mountapne god graunt the longe to endure 


5 . Syth thou arte lanterne oflaſtyngeluſtynes. 


¶ Do foꝛth we walked onthat goodly hyll 

To that we came to the bankes ſyde 

To ſe the fapze caſtell than we ſtodeſtpll 
And to ſe the rennynge ryuer there we dpde abyde 
To hauc a lobe water we taryed thetyde 

The name ofthis Water then thus he dyd expꝛelle 
To dyſtrope chaungeable x peple oppꝛeſſed w pꝛyde 
They call this water the lauer oklowlynes 


Onthe ſtones okſtedfaſtnes rennes this water clere 
To ouertome folkes chaũgeable & pꝛoudeok herte xmfde 


Suche men ſhall be put in ryght grete daunger 
Foz than ſwelleth the water contrary to his kynde 
5 that they can not the ſteppynge ſtone kynde 

By the meane wherofthey betroubled ſo ſoꝛe 

With the wylde wawes wauerynge with the wynde 
Th at fo: lackeof helpe they are ryght ſoone fozloze. 


¶ But bleſſed be god we came in good ſeaſon 
Well paſſe this ſame I truſt we ſhall in haſte 
Be not flowylhe but arme you with reaſon 
How ye ſhall gete ouer in mynde afoze Well caſte 
To be to koʒ warde ye may ſoone make Waſte 
So fozth we Wente in pacyent humplyte 
Ind whan Ithis Water was well paſt 

FJ loked backe and laydthis in bꝛeupte. 


O lo wl lauer ũydynge ouer the ſtones of ſtedfaltnes 
O rpall ryuer whiche pꝛoueth perkytely _ 

All pzoude people that delptes in doublenes 

Thou d2ownelt them inthy ſtremps ryght choztlp 
Thou haſta moze pzayſable pꝛopꝛety 

Then euer had the Well of helpcon 

The mother ok mekenes conſerue the perpetually 


Syth thou arte the mother water ok vertues many one 


CS0 whan Itowarde the caſtel dyꝛected my loke 
hiche then was not from me a full ſtones caſte 
Iremembzed that Jhadreddeininanya boke 
That in this place of pleſure Were man a ſtozmy blaſt 
Not with ſtondynge J thought all perylles had be paſt 
Whan I ſawe ofthis caſtellt theroyall gates 

vetafoze Jknewethat pleaſour coude not laſt 


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Cher as dyldayne is in fauour with cltates 
Chia ropaltcaſtell wasoneche pd quadzaunt 


Gargaled with goodly grehoundes x beeſtes many one 
Thetprannous tygre the ſtronge #1nyghtp clephaunt 
With a caſtell on his backe whiche he bare alone 
The lyons ſpꝛy eyes with rubyes there ſhone 


Che golden grephyn with clees okalure 


The vnycoꝛue alowe with a rufull mone 
Stode th ere as delolate of lyuel creaturc. 


C The wallcs were allectynge ofadamantes 
The wyndoWes of cryſtall were well foztyfped 
And as J was lokpiigeonthele elpphauntes 
On the gates two ſcryptures Jaſpped 


Them foz to rede my mynde than F applyed - 
Wꝛyten in golde and yndpe blewe ng kolkes kurtheraũce 


They betoken two wa pes as after well Itryed 
Thete ſcryptures as Jremembzeth? ſowned i ſubſtaũce 


C Whoasinto this place wylltake his entrynge 
Muſt oftheſe wayes haue fre cleccyon 

yk he lyſt be luſty lepe daunte and ſynge 
Oꝛ yf in woꝛldly welthe he let his affectyon 


In honour ryches oꝛ pꝛoſperous inuencon 


He ſhall be conueyed pfhe Wyll ſo enſewe 


Eules tothe ſcrypture vnderneth let hym gyue intentyon 


whiche is ſct out in letters of yndye blewe, 


85 CWyho ſodoeth ſettc his pleaſurc and delpte 
Nis faruent herte to comoyne ſtedfaſtly 
” Onthe loue ol Beaute a bloſſom ryght wyte 


Ozon ony of herladyeslet hym ententylelp 
Be content his mynde and courage toapply _ 
To luche as to condupt all folkes lyeth in wayte 
Fo2 none can without they2 leue paſſe them by 
Noz pet attayne to beautes hygh eſtate 


This ſayd my mynde muſed gretelp 

Whiche of thele wayes J Was beſt totake 

Wherby I called to remembꝛaunce ſhoztly 

How Hercules ofaege but tendze and wake 

Newaat peres of dylcrelpon his mynde ſoze bꝛake 
wha he ſawetwo wayes p one ot vᷣtue v other ok plealure 
And ofthe nyght it cauled hym 4 85 ofte to wake 

By caule he knewe not the wape ok pekyte mealure. 


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et luche was his foꝛtune ryght happy was his chaũce 

Wpiche toke the waye ſo moche p2ayſable 

This to pleaſure and welthe doeth men auaunce 

This other doeth enduce one to be ampable 

Jam hereby moche troubled my mynde is vnſtable 
What remedy ſhall J fynde to make my mpndeſtedfaſt 

J wyll endeuer me to reaſon to beconfozmable | 

All my wyyttes ſerched J trutt it ſo to caſte 


¶ This golden ſcrypture is ryght moche pleaſaunte 
And hath dampned the eyes ok men manypone 
Jam ſoꝛe troubled to whiche waye ſholde J'graunte 
Spth Jam now here in maner as man alone 

This loue laſteth han all ryches is gone 
Therfoꝛe Ithynke it beſt with it to be content | 
Conſyderynge that fewe theyz myſfoztune wyll mone 
Chat haue mo faces than hertes as daply is eupdent. 


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C Dy mpndethus eſtablyſſhed J was about to pzayſe 
This palays pꝛecyous and caltellryght confoztable 
Whan J had cholen the ſurcltofthele wayes 

So than J was bꝛought on an euyn table 

Foꝛ to go to beautye J was than agreable 

Ind the rather bycauſe of mozpheus deſyꝛe 

Whichc ſapd that to hym companp was deccpuable 
This caſtell then thus pꝛapſed J entlamed w loues fyꝛe 


¶ O pꝛecpous palaps of pꝛyncely pulchzytude 
Walled with admantes whiche dꝛaweth by vpolence 
Acco2dynge to thy power and thy ſtones foztitude 

All thynges of yꝛon / lo this caſtell by influence 
Dꝛaweth to hym herter as J ſawe & dyd pꝛepence 
Therkoꝛeo caſtell Jeſu the pꝛeſerue 

Leſt by ſome pery we myght be dꝛyuen hens 

Foꝛ durypnge lyfe and helthe J entende the to oblerue. 


¶ whan J was entred in to this ryall place 

Confoꝛt me welcomed with an herty lemblaunce 

Sapenge what wolde ye that ye tame to his place 

Come foꝛwarde and be not afrayd your lelfe to auaunce 

To ſpcke with deſyze J dyd me hyder enhaunce 

Dhe ſayd deſyꝛe is but a lytle paſt 

I hall vou to hym bꝛynge ykye haue good bttcraunce 
J trult ye ſhall by my good helpe to ſe hym in haſt. 


So foꝛthe we walked within this baſe tourte grene 
ve call ſc here ſhe layd many goodly paſtpmes = 


pc ſhaul haue luche Joye as oftc hath not be lene 
s lutynge dauncynge balades and rymes 
Dpyugynge pppynge pe ſhall ſe at ſondꝛy tymes 


All manerofgamynge pe ſhall ſe exeercyſed 
Ind vpon all quarelles troubles anderymes 
Byght ſolempne Juſtes be here oft enterpꝛyſed 


whether Wyll ye to the hall oz to beaute now expꝛeſſe 

Foz here the wapes partes F wos lyke you to begyle 
In Bcautyes pꝛeſence Wolde fayne be doubteles 

Athen ye muſt be conuepd by my ſpſter kyndnes 

In dede (yz I had lpke to haue lerued you gently 

But ſe where ſhe gocth let vs make ſhoꝛte our pꝛoceſſe 

Foz to her pꝛelence bꝛynge pou now wyll 1 


¶ Good lyſter kyndnes J pꝛaye yon conuey 

This gentylman whiche layth wolde ſpeke with deſpze 
At pour requeſt Ican not ſape hym nape 

ykit were in me to gyue hym an hole empyꝛe 

But is he J pꝛape you enflamed with loues fyze 

That atter del pꝛe he goeth lo faſt appace 
CTuſſhe this mater ſpede Jhertlp pou requpze 
And I ſhall tell you that in an other place. 


C Well good ynoughe go pe aboute pour beſpnes 
Sp fo: comfozte ſake pe be ryght hertiy welcome 
Then confozte tothe gate dyd her redꝛeſle 
Foz ſozowe wherot was in maner dumme 
J was ſo maſed pet whan my mynde was come 
Ithanked her in my hartpeſt maner polſpble 

Belechynge god to lende her ſuche a ſome 
As myght recompenſe double and tryble. 


C What mocued vou to come in to thele partyes 
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But what way wyll ye take J had ſoꝛgot all this whyle 


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And J pꝛape you by whome were pe hyther bꝛought 
That pe haue paſſed ſo well the Jeoperd es 
By the meane ot Wozpheus as now J hyther ſought 
Foz J wolde haue entred in though dere J hadit bought 
One cauſe was fantaſy | can not it denye 
Sy hyder be pe Welcome as hertely as can be thought 
And I truſt in haſte pe ſhall ſe fantaſy 


¶ This ſayd J was nye the gardyn ofaffeceyon 
Whiche apperyd to my ſyght bothe gap and gloꝛyous 
Enupꝛonde with empꝛaudes to it a free pꝛoteccyon 

The percynge dyamonde the amatiſte amoꝛous 

The ſtedfaſt Daphy: the blew turkes ryght pꝛecyous 
With many other ſtones Jlacke cõnynge them to ſhewe 
Me thought it a ned paradyſe delycate and delpcpous 
It ſhone lo freſſhly and bare ſo grete auewe. 


¶ But where is Moꝛpheus I merueple p Ihym lacke 
He was here with me not very longe agone | 
By that I had this ſayd J ſodenly loked backe 

I ſawe hym and another ſtande talkynge alone 
J pꝛape you who is this J haue not ſeen ſuche one 
It is fantaly lo ye mayt ſe that folkes of a quayntaunte 
Where ſoeuer they mete the one wyll other mone 

As theletwo do now without varpaunce. 


¶ Nyndnes than ſteppeth foꝛth w a mery cofitynaunce 
Sapd lyſter fantaſy why talke ye with this man 

pe had nede be wyle leſt there happen ſuchechaunce 
As J kere not but well ynough pecan 

Well well ſayo fantaſy why do ye fere methan 


But ſyſter fantaſy ye muſt let this man entre pour warde 


To ſpeke with delpꝛe foz his colour is pale and wanne 
Therkoꝛe to his retourne good lyſter be his ſauegarde 


¶ ve fere ye not but I wyll hym Well hede 
ye wolde be gone well do and kepe pour charge 

Leſt there be lome that ot your helpe hath nede 

Foz there is many one Þ wolde gyue mony ryght large 
To haue you at theyꝛ pleaſure alway in thepꝛ barge 
That J well knowe and yet thep get me not 

And as ye ſapd vnto me hede your owne charge 

Thus fare pe well and regarde pour chaunce and lot 


C Uyndnes departed pet her power was pzeſent 
Alwaye wirh fantaſy cncloſed in her herte | 
Than fantaſy in at the gate dyd ſpꝛent 
I leped in after and ſodapnly dyd ſterte 

han Jſawe mc encloſcd about With a couerte 


Set full of myꝛt trees the apple tre appered plapne 
Ok ppꝛamus and Th ylbe dyſtroped by loucs darte 
Whiche made me ofte to wylſhe that I were out agayne 


¶ Alas quod Þ what ſodayne aduenture 


Itke this woꝛlde is but vncertapne 


I was late Jopus as euer was creature 
Ind now 1 folylſhly haue locked me in loues chapne 
IJ wene J be ilabozinthꝰ where mynotaurꝰ dyd remapne 
A blynde Cuppde is this thy guerdon | 

Mahkeſt thou folkes blynde doeſt thou lo entertayne 
Suche louers as ſewe to the fo: thepꝛ padon, - 


FE, had fozgetenthe proces of alayne 
nothynge regarded the verſeg of vp2gyll 


.li. 


Whiche ſapth to hyde colours ts but vayne 
The wozlt colour ofte taken the fapꝛer abydes ſtyll 
Foz theſe that be fayzofte chaungetheyz wpll 

Fl thynges as they ſhewe is not in lubſtaunce 
Whiche J percepued now hath done me moche ylt 
That thus frome the ſhewe hath grete varyaunce 


what moued hath your mynde why moꝛne yethug alone 
Haue yeloſt ony krende 02 ony other thynge 

Nay thabſensofcontorteryght ſoze J mone 
Whtichefayd.Jſholdchere folkes bothe lute æ ſynge 
Thus lhe tolde me at our laſt partynge 

And I can not ſe what wape that ſholde enſewe 

Foz but pf pe ſuche paſtymes tome bꝛynge 

To all my Jope Imape well ſape adewe. 


¶ Doubte pe not but pe ſhall ſethynges plealaunte 
It ye w pll be content to foꝛbere a lptell ſpace 

Foꝛ contoꝛte about no man contynually is attendaũte 
None erthly creature ſhall ſtyll ſtande in her grace 
Jope reconcpled after angre ſhe koloweth apace 
After a grete pery the wether ſemeth moꝛe tlere 
There is no man that hath ben in wokull caſe 

But atter that pꝛoſperpte is to hym moze dere. 


¶ None erthly pleaſure maye be atteyned wout payne 
Metoꝛde the ſtoꝛp inthetenth bokeof Duyde =» 
cherſed by Uenus to make Adonis of her fapne 

How atalante ſoze ſet on p2yyde 

Out ranne all kolkes ſhe wolde none abpde | 
They 5 coudeout renne her ſholde haue her in marpage 
They Þ coude not were ſlayne none ſpared noꝛ let a ſode 


This loue was made egall tothat anauntage 


any cozagyous wo wert dyd aſſape this Jcoperdy 

Burt all were dyſtroped ſhe dyd them ouer go (by 
pet as hyppomẽtes ſawe her moſter pulde doune thẽ by x 

He ſayd Jblamed theſe wzõge Jknewe not p rewarde ſo 

As J do now/whiche wozkes to me moche wo 

My foztune vnpꝛoupded ſhall neuer be lefte alone 

God alwayes helpeth bolde men and foztuncalſloa 

Iſetherby pꝛomoted men manyone 


¶ So venus pertepupnge the keruent ſtedkaſtneſſe 
Ok this true louer lothetyat he ſholde be loſte 
Put in his mynde as Dupdedocth expzelle 
To take two golden apples 02 thꝛe at the mooſte 

To thꝛowe dowunconcof them ſhe taught hß luche a toſte 
Wyan he ranne apenſt his lady p ſhempghe it take : 
So Wha at ſodzp times he had thzowe douneall his coſte 
He out ranne her x gate her tobe his Wozldlp make 


¶ Suche was his foztuneby his grete boldnes 
Thoughe it were to his payne yet it gate hym pleaſure 
Foz Uenus in concluſpon docth bolde louers redꝛes 

As pe map le daply in vze 

This ſayd we were ina gardpnryght pure 
Depapnted with bloſſomes of londzy odoures 
Lo quod ſhe how lape pe haue pe not now plcaſute 
To Walke x knowe Þ pꝛopertes ofthelc goodly floures 


CP2yncypally the pzymroſe aboue floures all 
With foureleues/-andtheroſes theſe be moſte in value 
Clicia wag chaũged ĩ to a marygold is à memoꝛpa 
And ello 


Beſt is to pꝛeſent pounow whan lhe is alone 


Ok her louer the lſonne foz che doeth hym enſue 
At ryſynge at lettynge amonge the dꝛoppes ol dewe 

Narciſſus was chaunged in to a water creſſe 
Hiachynthus in to a floure delyſe as ouyde doeth ſhewe 
Beherlynge okthe ſane floures manp a pꝛopꝛe pꝛoces. 


This ſom thinge pulles bp my herte e encreſeth my 2fozt 
Wherkoꝛe I wyll applye to you with due dylygentce 
Lo ſe here be all the floures of loue and dyſpozte 
J had almooſt fozgote my ſelke it were tyme J were hens 
wpll go and now pzclent you to eloquence 
hiche is here by at the well of helycon 
Me thynke Jſe her therfozeas J p:epence 


CO famous floure O lady eloquente 

Pleſeth you to take with you this gentplman 
So that pe map haue ſuche pꝛeempnence 

As to hym in no wyſe ſhewe can 

I holde me well content but there is a man 

Named deſyze whiche Wolde ſpeke with my lady 

There aboute J go / Well good ynoughe than 

That pe haue put it ot ſo longe meruell haue J 


¶¶ Than ſhe talked to me ok blyſſes 

Tellynge me that he was a man ryght eloquent 
Than to lene at the herbar where Beaute lat at eſe 
It pleaſed eloquence/pet the bowes were ſo bent 
That we coude not le thꝛugh / et fantaſy was pꝛeſent 
As we well herde by her communpcacyon | 
And ſhewynge the manerofdeſyzes entent 

She ozdered her wozdes moche alter this facyon, 


A 


CO wellof womanhede to bs lady and mapſtres 

Pleaſeth pour hyghnes of your aboundaunt grace 

To knowe how Deſyze in ryght grete heupnes 

Requpꝛed me to moeue pou Whan J had ſpace 

That he myght ſpeke w pou x to appoynt tyme ⁊᷑ plate 

Whan he myght awayte on you c gyue you attendaunce 

To ſhewe you all his grefe and in what wofull caſe 

He doeth endure Without dyſſemblaunce, 
(Beaute. 

¶ ve knowe well fantalp Jam nothynge accompanped 

Lpke as J wolde be whan he ſhall attayne my pꝛeſente 

Ther koꝛe as beſt is let this be applyed 

Go pe and call hyther pour ſyſter credence 

Let eloquence be nyghe leſt there happeth ſome offence 

Foz it is mete they be nyghe at this grete beſpnes 

Nuod dyldayne it is mete my lady haue pzeemynens 

L he as becometh her eſtate and noblenes 5 


¶ Foꝛth went fantaſy to do her meſtage 
Delyꝛe thought he tarped very longe 
And ſoze he was moeued with faruent coꝛage 
he thought he wold Jeopde though it ſholde happẽ wꝛõg 

And in his grete trouble he called fantaſpe amonge p 
Sapnge ve koꝛgete pe hede not my grete payne 
vf ſom chaũce haue happed her J mayſpge a woful ſong 
On clles I tere me ſhe be let by dyldayne. | 


Bet wene hope and dꝛede thus troubled ryght 

He ſtepte fozth with a folempneſemblaunce 
Thoughe Ineuer attapne her J wyl th? endure no moze 
Do than fozwardes he dyd hym lelfe auaunte 

Lo quod dyſdapne ſe pe this ſodapne chaunce 


here is delpꝛe what ſodeyn ſmokecauſedthis 
Dꝛawe v trauers quod Beaute let vs here thts vtteralice 
He entred and kneled downe e ſpake nothyngeamplle 

¶ Che lupplycatpon made by delyꝛe to Beaute. 


CO excellent empꝛelle whiche guydeth in your guardon 


(This goodiy gardynofampableaffeccyon 


Whiche allo graunteth to true louers pardon 
All obſtynate people pe ſubdue to toꝛreccyon 
It is allo in pour power and eleccpon 
Louers to redꝛes vnder Uen? ye haue moſte power 
By vou they muſt be oꝛdered after pour dyzeccyon 
Wuhiche in your gardyn ſholde gader ony floure. 


¶ Pleateth pour hyghnes to gyue hede and intent 
Co this expꝛeſſynge ot my wotull payne 

Late to ſicpe whan J was dplygent 
To me there happed a gretecaulecocomplaypne 
None erthly confozte coude in me remapne 

Cuppde had bewꝛapped myne herte lo ſoꝛe 

To ſerche meane to ſlepe it Was but vapne 

J was neuer ſo troubled lyth that tymenoz bekoze, 


¶ To me there tame as J well percepued 
Late ſent ktcom Cuppde a golden darte ryght hote 
W hiche perced me ſo loꝛe whan J it kyꝛſt receyued (bote 
That neyther ſalues noꝛ lurgyens coude helpe noꝛ be mp 
Thep durſt not lerche p wounde it lape at mpyn herte rote 
And foꝛ that there was but one that coude it remedy 
It pleaſed me not thanto go to here a mote 
But oft on Cuppde it cauled me out to trpe. 


C It was yourloue whiche was cauſeofall this 
Ican not denyeit but ſhewe it in woꝛdes playne 

J durſt to none crthy ſhewe my Woo as it is 

To ouercome this feruent loue J dyde mp bely payn 
But when Jlawe it aupled not than J was fapne 

To labour foz ſocour then I thought it beſt 

But pkones grace be ſhewed none tan ſure helth obtepne 
Thefoze truſtynge on pyte of this poynt I dyde reſt. 


C Wherfozeolady pꝛeelecte pꝛynteſſe 

On all louets hauyngethe ſoueraynty 

J hertcly beſeche you my Wo to redꝛeſſe 
The caule conſpdered ot my grete icoperdy 
J truſt ye nether wyll netan this my requeſt dens 
Foz J haue founde luche grate in pour eyes oʒ this 
That yk all the peryll in the woꝛlde ſholde on it ly 
I toude not fozbere but teil you as it is. 


¶ No woꝛldly rpches to pou I can pꝛomyſe 

Moſte Ican ſape is that ye ſhall be my moſte confoꝛte 
But god which to al folkes after theyꝛ merites can deupſe 
Rewarde oꝛ puniſhement moſte egally he docth ſoꝛte 

Heis the loꝛde of pyte Juſques a la moꝛt 
Gyue pou rewarde and pꝛelerue pou at all houres 

Of perkpte loue he bereth a pꝛyncy poꝛte | 
And to encreaſemy Joye F aſke no moꝛe but pours 


D 


¶ Dyſdayne 

A pꝛoude pꝛeſumptuous ꝑ dne goeth neuer Wout offence 

e haue well acqupted you now pe haue tolde this tale 
t tame ota hyghe wyt yk ye well pꝛepente 

Within her owne gardyn my lady to aſſaplle 

Without her lycence it lpked you to rapie 


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On true Cupyde your pꝛyde wyll haue a fall 
Itruſt to ſe you gladde your bonet to auaple 
nd amongethe wapbeſt be put backe to the wall 


Lyke as a ſodayn rebuke moche greueth ones herte 
Whiche late hath begonne to be aduenturoug 
Sothis cauſed deſpꝛe ſoʒe aſtonped to ſterte 
Savpenge J haue attempted a thyng ryght Jeopardous 
To attapne the pꝛeſence ot my lady moſte beautpus 
can make none anlwere noꝛ vtterly denpe 

That but J haue pꝛeſumed on a loue pꝛecpous 

It in this caſe Þ blame but hope aud fantaſy 


As longe as dyſdayne contynueth pll content 


VDherfoꝛe foz pyte Jhertly tall and erye 
That ſhe were with beaute me thynke it expedyent 


To dyldapne in open * then lpake pyte 

| Byte, 3 
¶ what mocueth vou dyldapne this man this to repꝛoue 
Whiche J am ſuretame in none yll entent 
But to expꝛeſſe and repꝛeſſe his mynde c faruent loue 
Hath he ony vngoodly woꝛdes i my ladyes pꝛelence ſpent 
I perceyue no pꝛyde in hym me thynketh hymdylygent 
And yf ye haue onp caule in hym now ſpcke 
yk not / Jaſſure pou I can not be content 
That w vnſyttynge woꝛdes pe ſhold his hertethus bꝛeke 
Dyſdapne. 


Fayꝛe mapſtres I made not thele woꝛdes on mp kyngers 


ene ye J woldeſpeke them z haue no grounde wheron 


But fyꝛſt J wyll ſay I ſhꝛewe his kyꝛſt bꝛyngers 
In v parlour wout the gate he myght haue ſtand alone 
But J wyll tell you my cauſes lyth pe be ſuche one | 


Is mult haue accomptes-nay therof pe ſhall pardon me 


J voyll ſeke foꝛ another whiche ſhall my trubles mone 
Iwyll kyꝛſt — pour rule / what Wote ye where pe be 
¶ ve well ynoughe it ſemeth better then you 
Except to reaſon pe be moꝛe confozmable 
It is my ladyes power our reaſons to allowe 
A take no ſuche thnge on me Jknowe J am not able 
haue nepther power necomatidemet but as is agreable 
To my ladyes pleaſure but by reaſons to make argumẽt 
That ſuche reaſons well Weyed my mynde may be ſtable 
Ind by contraryous realons to lerche out his true entent 
¶ Dyldapne. | 
¶ Jam cõtent to put my cauſe in tomy ladyes handes 
As it ſhall pleaſe her Þ muſt holde me content 
But J owe you no ſerupce J holde ot pou no landes 
To ſhewe you my cauſe afoꝛe my lady J tonſent 
Let her oꝛdꝛe me as ſhe ſhall thynke conuenpent 
Why ſholde he come without leue to her pzeſence 
Anl were to this as pe thynke expedyent 
Methynke to 175 lady he hath done a grete offente. 
Pte TE 
¶ The tauſe conſydered IJtruſt ye wyllſaye 
That whan he came hyther he mynded nodyſpleaſure 
As to warde my lady he tame fo; the next waye 
And as in his woꝛdes he hath oꝛdꝛed hym by meaſure 
He neyther ſought hyther fo golde ne treaſure 
But cuppde conſtrayned his courage to make moꝛe haſte 


And but pk pe fyndeomeother cauſe thenthis J am ſure 
Fo this mylady wyll not hym out ok her fauoure caſte 

¶ Dyſdapne. 

C.Fozther he hath madea grete erclamacyon 
Complapnyngeoncupydecallyngehymcauſcofhis wo 
Sapyngein this wyſcoz mocheatcer this facyon 
Che golden darte of Cuppde conſtreyneth melo 
J can not ſe by what meane it ſholde beſo 


Sapenge he delyꝛeth my lady it to redꝛeſſe 
Fo: than he holde haue ſought to Ven? as many one do 


And haue made = complaynt to that excellent goddeſſe ; 
yte. 

(And vfye 10 conſyder he is worthp mo2e pꝛapſe 

That hetompylady made his ſupplycacyon 

Than yk he had compalled her by moꝛe crafty Wapes 

At cameth of a good courage ⁊ he ts woꝛthy 2mendacyon 

That he dare ſpeke and truſt to haue no replycacyon 

Agapne his mynde feruent loue was cauſe ofthis 

Tyr whiche in hym had ſo grete operacyon 

To make hym tell the trouth were it well oz amyſſe. 


Wene pehebe 


teruente nay IJ waraũt you he (hall lyue 
f neuer moꝛe trouble came to his herte 
Wene ye without cauſe he woldeto her louegyue 
32ct knowynge her mynde to make hym ſo to ſmerte 
He can Well ynoughe fayne loue Oupdelayde aparte 
De arte amandiwhiche techeth one to loue 
On cls the ſquyer of ven? dyd hym in the euenynge ſtarte 
And lo to caſt his 8 bym ſodaynly dyd moeue 
5 C Pyte 

ay his colour dyſcrpucth of loue the keruent fpꝛe 
Heis not cryſtenedthat can uche countynaunce fapne 


* 
4 


Jupyter Whiche had ſubducd many to his empy2e 

As ſodaynly With loue Cupyde dyd hym retayne 

And whan he to danaes in a golden ſhoure dyde cõplayne 

His grefe conſpdercd and Well kno wen fo2 a trothe 

She graunted hym loue and cauſed hym to temavne 
What wyll pe haue foꝛther than ſure pꝛomyſe and othe 

C.Dyſdapne. 55 

¶ As fo2 pꝛompſe and othe I lptell them regarde 

402 as it is ſayd woꝛdes is nothynge but wynde 

Was not parys falſe o pꝛompſe and harde 

Whan to Enone he was ſo vnkynde 

Whiche by a ſolempne othe to her dyd hym bynde 

That he wolde mary her in all goodly haſte 

But whanthe golden apple. iij.goddeſſes dyd fynde 

His Jugement — — his wozdes pꝛoued but waſte 

¶ He was entlamed but by aduenture 

His pouerte made hym content his mynde to expꝛeſſe 

pet whan of his Jugement he had theffcct e plealure 

None okhis dedes accozded ſhoꝛtly noz in pꝛoceſſe 

But the dedes ol Del pze folowed doubtles 

Ton accozdynge to his woꝛdes he made grete labour 

Hertely requyꝛynge my lady hym to redꝛelle 
Pꝛomylynge her the vttereſt ok his lptie power. 

| (Py ſdaync, 

C Perchauncethat was moze foꝛ ryches than foʒ loue 

Oz bycauſe of her grete parentage he dpd to herſewe 

So many one hath done as by experyente J can pꝛoue 

Whiche appereth ſocuedently Þ I nedeno cxeples ſhewe 
Mo labozeth toz lucre whan a thynge is fallennewe Y 

Than by feruent loue to attayne hault noblenes 


Whiche cauleth oft ladyes in heuy caſe 8 
os 


Ind bemoze ware to whome they they} myndes erp: elle 
| C.Þyte. (reaſon 
CThoughe many one haue ſo done can pe thynke in your 
That delp2e ſo entendyd whan he hyther came 
 Conſyder it well and ye wyll chynke at this ſeaſon 
It was faruent courage that bꝛought hym to his blame 
Whiche had luche power in hym y he lelle kered ſhame 
Where as yk he had ſued foꝛ ryches he wolde not ſo haue 
AIs ye may vnderſtande x pf pe regarde his name (done 
ye wyll ſaye that pute loue was cauſeofit alone. 
Dyloayne. 
Admytte it was fo2 loue pet many are chaungeable 
Thoughe longe it hath contynued in appꝛoued kyndencs 
Was not Jaſon to Medea longeagreable 
pet after itchaunged herefuſed her in pꝛoces 
What cruell herte had he whiche foꝛ her geutylnes 
In none other wyle dyd her recompence 
He regarded neyther kynred noꝛ noblenes 
This Well conſydered _ wolde to theym gyue credence 
pte. 
Cyc may not blame all thoughe ſome bechaungeable 
Ican tell vou hyſtoꝛpes oflouers ryght ſtedfaſt 
Ppꝛamus and Thyſbe contpnued very (table 
As longe as lyfe dyd in they; bodyes laſt 
Whai thone was deed thoder to deth dyd haſte 
Loue ſurely contoyned is a grete pleaſure 
Than why ſholde ye all louers out of fauour caſt 
Spth Thyſbeof Manns had ſo grete atreaſure 


CP! ſdayne. 
All theſe hyſtoꝛyes are not pꝛofe ſuffycyent 


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yth hyſtoꝛpes ok bothe partes are ryght notable 
Therkoze with thele reaſons I wyll not be content 


But J wyll you put a queſtyon good and repoztable 
Whether loue compnge by effeccpon be moze durable 
Oz loue compge by 2dtcyons heron ſhall be our argument 
Me thynke loue compnge by 2dycpons is leſſe varpable 
Hold thynke Cor lpeke ſhewe your mynde c entent 
. 
¶ Me thynke contrary and fo2 this reaſon 
Chat loue compnge by cffcccyo ſhold endure a lẽger ſpace 
Loue is a conioynyngeottwo hertes {oz a ſcaſon 
Thoughe perauenture they cotynue not longe in a place 
pet in they? abſence luche loue encrealeth a pace 
where as yt it came by condycyoug it coude not reupue 
But yf ſo were they myght be in luche cale | 
That they myght contynue togpder all theyz lyue, 
1 L. Dyldayne 3 | 
¶ ves the remembzaũce therot᷑ remaynethinmemozp 
Au contynucth longe to thepz greteconfozte 
In what frendely maner and how gent plly 
His louc to hym dyd at ſondzy tymes reloꝛte 
Fyndyge with hym goodly paſtymes and dylpozte 
Hauynge no luſt trome hym codyſlſcucr 
Methynke of ſuche as areokthis ſozte 
Loue ſholde contynue and laſt fo euer. 
r 2 
( Moe ſurciꝝ cupꝛynted is and conioyned tedfaſlly 
The loue by ckkcccyon entreth the herte moze depe 
Than oktheother koz they reſt qupetlp 
where thoder oktymes bꝛeketh many a ſlepe 
It is ſo pentrable and ſo lubtyllp docth crepe 
Upona man whiche mahketh it ſo ſtable a 
Where in thoder pkone luche coznedyd repe 
He wolde to her be al well agreable. 


C.iſ. 


¶ Dyldayne. 
¶ Perauenture he thynkes ſuche condycyons be in none 
As in his loue ſo ſlubſtancpall and ſtedfaſt 
He weneth ſhe be incomperable alone „ 
So yp all woꝛldly ſtoꝛmes can not blowe downe his maſt 
Not Eolus pf he came with his mooſt ſtoꝛmy blaſt 
No2 theſyphone coude cauſe betwene thepm dyfcozde 
So durably he truſtes that loue wylllait 
de weacth that Tu — be ſo contynuall a lozde 
D 
¶ Conlpder the grounde and than it dyſcus 
Where the grounde kaplech can be no luraunce 
Ceſſante cauſa ceſlat et eſfectus 45 
Take awapethe condycyons where is the remebꝛaunce 
All is clene gone but where affeccyon docth enhaunce 
There is no chaunge but loue perpetuall 
No dyſpleaſure can dyſpoynt they: delpꝛeb dalpaunce 
But be entred in the boke of fame to be memoꝛpall 
¶ Thauctour. 
Dyſdayne to ſpeke was very delpꝛous 
Jad not credence interrupted his language 
hiche made luche haſte to her lady amerrous 
That ſomthynge ſhe popnted becauſe ok her vyage 
Foz the whiche lie lyke a woman ryght ſage bw 
Made a pauſe and ſpake in wozdes compendyous 
And tellynge ſhe was comenaccozdynge to her mellage 
And in this wyle ſhe ſpake in Woꝛdes cffectuous 
b C CTredencde. — 
(It pleaſeth your grace ot your beneuolence 
Co dyꝛect to me by fantaſy pour letters myllpue 
Wherby J conſydcred and ryght well dyd pzepence 
That I without contradyccyon excule oz ſtryfe 


¶ O noble woꝛdes io pous and confoztable 
Pꝛudence pꝛopꝛe paſtyme pleaſure and pzoupſpon 
In this good lady were ryght notable 
From dotage dyldayne daunger and derpſyon 
F wene lhe was pzeſcrued by ſome vyſyon 
Foz the Whiche delpꝛe of good and herty mynde 
Sdaketheſe wozdes without mylpꝛyſyon 
His mynde expꝛellynge by woꝛdes pꝛopze and kynde 
¶ O pꝛecpous pzyncellc of pꝛeelecte pulerptude 
F can not compalle pour compallpble kyndnes 
Whanit hath pleaſed your benygnpte ⁊ gratytude 
That I myght entre your gardyn my mynde to expꝛes 
Jamo no ſuche abplyte as ve make me doubtles 
But ſyth pe haue enhabled me ok our benygnyte 
God rewarde pou ß it hathe pleaſed you to enhaunce my 


3 | (dygupte. 
¶ The cternall god rewarde you accoꝛdyngly 
Ptony ofthis powers regarde folkes petyoule 

pf Juſtyce be in ony place acquyted duelyp 
O what wozlde bꝛought foꝛth your body delycyoule 
What parentes gate ſuche one to be ſo ameroulſe 
pour coutenalce docth reioyſe me ⁊ encreleth my my2the 
your vertue pꝛoueth pour parentage to beof noble byꝛthe 


¶ As longe as pflodes renne with water vyolent 

8 longe as ſhadowes (hall about yylles appere 
And Why ie there ſhall be ony ſterres in the kyꝛmament 
So longe ſhall pour loue my herte and body ſtere 
your honour and name ſhall de expꝛeſſed without fere 
Syth ye be not varpaunt but ſtedtaſt and ſubſtancyall 
Therfoze god you acquyte with Joye perpetuall. 


Sholde reſoꝛte to pour p2elencelyth J durynge mplpue 
Am boũde to your 2maundemet pet haue I done offente 
But Joydit foz this entent elles me from lte depꝛyue 
That me thought it not mete to gyue halkperedence 

caute 
C Jreputenoblameinyou pe came in good ſeaſon 
pe haue well aſpyed your tyme J holde me content 
your excuſe J allowe it is grounded on reaſon 
Here hath ben moche beſpnes ſyth ve hens went 
Now J wyll declare my pleaſure ſyth pe be pꝛeſent 
As touchynge dely2e after whoſe ſupplycacyon 
Betwene Pyte# Dyldayne hath ben a ſoꝛe argument 
Tyll ve interrupted they2 comunycacyon | 


¶ Pyte and dyldayne gyue ye good audpence 

And ve delyꝛe take this foz an an(Were 

Spth now is compn tome t redence 

I wyll no lenge make delay no2 defarre 

But Jcomaunde vou two to ceſe your plees and warre 
And you deſyꝛe J wyll to my fauour take 

Syth me to pleaſe aduenture ſo well pe darre 


J were to blame pf I ſholde you foʒſake 


C Fo2ther J wWyll that ye eniope and pꝛocede 
The mooſt parte of this gardynof affeccyon 
yl ye lacke ony thynge ve ſhall haue it at nede 
And fo2 the tender zele ampte and dylecc pon 
That J haue to pou pe ſhall haue pꝛotettyon 
Ouer me and mpn durpnge my moztalllyfe 
IJ wyll moꝛcouer be ſubdued to your coʒrecepon 
pᷣt᷑ u lpke you to mary me ⁊ haue me to pour wpfe 
. Thauctour, 


C.iij. 


oof 


Wi CThauctour, 
C This ſaydhe was auaticed by cõmaũdemẽt of beaute 
To heroVoneletethechay:eof pzeempnence 
Whereas dpſdayne was ſo enupouſe and angre 
That ſhe fared as one without intellygence 
Sapnge J wyll nolenger tary J wyll gohens 
Sypth that as ſoone is auaunted aman of peſterdave 
Hauynge no good pzoperty as one that without offence 
Hath contynued from yonge aege in ſeruycealway, 


Than ſhe toꝛned her backe full ſkoznfully 


4 


4 


nd to warde the gates ſhe hyed a haſty pace 
And from thens ſhe was conueyd by fantaſy 
To that ſhe was clene without the palate 
Than pyteſayd what ſozy grace 
Where is dyſdaynets ſhe gone without leue 
Foz ſathe that were a very heuy caſe 

pet Itruſt it ſholde not many folkes greue. 


Pian rumour and fame went ſhoztly all abzode 
ithin the garden that dyſdayne was clerely gone 
whiche cauſed many louers that made longe abode 
To complapne to theyzladyes they went all alone 
(They kered than nothynge but made they mone 
Ind ſone were ſped and Went out at the gate 8 
where as afozethere toude not haue paſſed one 
Fantaſy ſtode alwaye ſocontynuall thereat. 


¶ whiche lyberty entrealed amonge them ſuche Jopes 
That me thought J herde ß btmpngeof — — 
Whiche gretetryumphe xpenytrablenoyſe (ment 
Cauſed Moꝛpheus to vanyſſhe incontynent 1 1 8 


Betaule it was notneceſſary he ſholde be pꝛeſent 
But auopde from thens where is nople and company 
Whan he was gone J waked and ſodaynly dyd ſpꝛent | 
So aſtonped J knewe not where J was perkytelp. 
¶ Moꝛpheus vanyſſhedthauctour 
ſpeketh inths wyle _ | 
_ C Thedaye was tompn and keſt adyinmelyght - | 
Che lonne vnder clobodes by weder tempeſtyoule 
Oꝛrpble thonder #lyghtnynge ſoꝛe troubled my ſyght 
And ther with a betynge ſhour a ſtoꝛme rygozouſe 
Wanked me out of ſlepe it was fo Jeoperdoule 
And where as J Wwened J had be waked w mynſtrelſy 
It Was contrary whiche made mp mynde ſo troublouſe 
That I coude no waye reſt neyther lyth ſtande ne lye 
Than J remembzcd all mp dꝛeme and fantaſy : 
Saycnge fo: the remembꝛaunce ofthis ſodayne chaũge 
I entende to wzyte the maner herofryghtrſhoztly 
That folkes map conſpder this wozlde is but ſtraunge 


¶ vet to the wyndowe J walkeda ſofte pace 
Olte ſyghynge and ſobbynge with an heuy herte 
To ſe where Jcoude elppe ot pleaſurethe palace 
Oz of thynhabytauntes therof perceyue onp parte 
Cytherconfozteoz kyndenes Whiche made me to ſmerte 
Fantaſy oz eloquence whiche dyd delpꝛe foꝛder 
Pyte with Beaute was whan J dyd thus departe 
4 loked fo they places where they ſtode in oꝛder⸗ 
yt I toude ſe Credence walkynge in ony bꝛoder 
4 loked fo: all theſe yet Iſawe none alas | 
Whiche bꝛought to mynde woꝛdes of ſalomõ of wyſdome | 
Uaultas vanitatũ xoiamudt vanitas. (reco2der | 


C where is enam toꝛ all his grete arength 
Oz whereis the ſage Salomon foz all His pzUDence 
Dethe hath and Wyll deuoure all atlenth 
Foz where is blyſſes fo: all his eloquence 

Where became Craſſus foz his ryches and op ulente 
Where is lucres fo: all her chaſtyte 

Whereis alexander whiche ſubdued to his obedyence 
Moche ofthe wozlde by his marcyalyte 
Where is Tully whiche had pꝛyncypalpte 
Ouer all oratours in parkyte rethozpke 
Where be all the. ii. doctours ol dyuynpte 
Where is aryſtotpll fo: all his phyloſophy and logyke. 


¶ Be not all theſe departed frome this tranſytozy lpke 
pet theym to dpuers places our creatour dyd name 
With egall Jugement without debate oz ſtryke 
Accoꝛdynge to they: merytes he dyd rewarde oꝛ blame 
Therfoze toz pour ſoules helth vſe vertue ⁊ dꝛede ſhame 
And as tothe Woꝛlde laboure al way foz loue 

That pe may perpetually reyne in good fame 

It ſhall be to you all ryches aboue 

As by experyence oftpmes it doeth pꝛoue 

Ok ſuche as haue had ſubgets our louethem to dꝛede 
From thep be ok power than they do theyz mynde remoue 
And ſo theyz mayſters fayle whan they haue nede 


¶ And ye that wyl be louers ot ladyes ampable 

pe mape not be leuthfull but about theym dylygent 
nd alwape to they pleaſures ve muſt be agreabie 

pk yeintendethey2 myndes to content 

But fyꝛſt fyxe pour mynde there as it map be wcll ſpent 

Be leerets and ſtedfaſt without mutabylyte 


Be bolde and couragyous fulfyll theyꝛ tommaundement 
With a quycke and haſty ſpede as pe by poſſybylyte 
Mayo: can nothynge is better than agplyte 
With contynuall pꝛeſence nothynge can helpe moze 
Foz Dupde ſayth cls your loue ſhall not reſt in triquylyte 
- Uaneſcctqz abſens et nouus intratamoz. 


¶ Thele reaſons reyoluedin my remembꝛaunce 
Uhanthat iozowe Was ſomthynge modefped. 
Than grete trouble my mpnde dpde enhaunce 
what lyolde be cauſe that J had be occupyed 
with this dꝛeme yet lYoztly J aſpyed 
That this amerous ſtudy ot Cupyde and Phebus 
was cauſe therof whiche coude not be denyed 
Therfozeinmpnde J dyd plapnly duſcus 
That J wolde ſtudy nomoꝛe and ſpecyally thus 

I wolde muſe no moze inthe euenynge ſo late 

But conclude this thoztly in wozdes compendyous 
Leſt I holde be as J was erſte in mylerable eſtate 


¶ VUolunte ie ap mais ie ne 
veulx mon cuer chaunger. 


9 ¶ Thenuoye. 
¶ Go humble ſtyle lubmytte the to coxreccyon 

Be not lo bolde to pꝛeſume to the pzelence 

Ok ony but luche as be enuyꝛonde with effeccyon 

Let them arrect they2 eeres to rebukethy neglygence 

To them thou pertepneſt ol due congruence 

Let them moꝛe curyouſſy thy rurall termes atfple 

How thou ſholdeſt be amended they haue beſt intellygence 


Therfoꝛe lubmptte the to theym my pooꝛe c humble ſtyle 


Cyfony that be moꝛe ſad delytynge in grauyte 

And pt foꝛther age wolde agayne the gyueeuydence 
Sayengecthep Were well occupped 5 were troubled w the 
wꝛdte not Oupde in as low ſtyle whiche pfthey pꝛepence 
They may thynkep J to auopde of ſouthe the byolence 
Made this without cloke 02 rethozycall language 
Thynkynge that Jought not of due conuenpence 
w2ytethe in ſo hyghe ſtyle as Wyle ſtoꝛpes and lage. 


Finis. 


¶ L enuoy de Robert Coplande lympꝛimeur. 


Ton aucteur /vatan petit liuret 

Et luy pꝛier / dexcuſer ton empꝛaint 
Ce faulte ia /de par mop inco2rect 
Par la copie ſouuent ieſtois conſtraint 
De diuigner / ou lencre ceſtoit deſtaint 
Ce nonobſtant / ien ay kaict mon debuoir 
Pour ſon plaiſir / daſſembler blanc et noir. 


— — filz / du leigneur latimer 
urnome Meupl / de noble parentaige 
O mailtre guilkme-en ſens et vertu cler 
Aucteur de te /cõme bon clert et ſaige 

A vous /ie recommaunde ceſt ouuraige 
De moy indigne / ſinon par voſtre lu fraunce 
En ce monſtrant/ma kfolle ignoꝛaunce. 


¶ Fin de Lenuop. 


¶ Ballade ae, 


11 Mone dhonneur-et de magnificerce 
Har excellente triumphant enhaulteur 
Plane de vigeur / et de dulce clemence 
Par vꝛaye ſemence / naturel ſeigneur 

Henry la fleur / et gubernatcur 
Dengleterre/ en refulgence 

Dieu le gard / de mal / et de douleur 

Et honny ſoit qui mal vp ence. 


CB. Coplandetothauctour, 


LTrate ye in gre /o woꝛthy maylter myne 
This rubꝛyke krenſſhe /in verſes incozrect 

No meruapleis / thoughetheyꝛ ſpeche be not fpne 
Fo2 in ſcoleno2 tountre/ I neuer toke effect 
And frome pour hoke/let them be vndeiect 
Without your lycence/pt J dyd them impꝛeſſe 
Pardon J pꝛape you ofthis my homelynelle 


Cen paſſant le temps ſans mal pencer. 
¶ Quod Coplande. 


| ¶ Enpꝛynted at London in the Fleteſtrete at the 
ſygneof the Sonne by Wynkynde woꝛde. 


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