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Alcilia

Philoparthens louing Folly. Wherevnto Js Added Pigmalions Image. With The Loue of Amos and Lavra. And also Epigrammes by Sir I. H. and others. Neuer before imprinted
Chalkhill, John

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AMORIS PRÆLVDIVM:
 
Sic incipit stultorum Tragicomedia.
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These Sonnets following, were written by the Author, (who giueth himselfe this fained name of Philoparthen, as his accidentall attribute) at diuers times, and vpon diuers occasions, and therefore in the forme and matter they differ, and sometimes are quite contrary one to another, considering the nature and qualitie of Love, which is a Passion full of varietie, and contrarietie in it selfe.
 
[Vnhappy Eyes that first my Heart betraid]
 
Loues Accusation at the Iudgement-seate of Reason, wherein the Authors whole successe in his loue is couertly described.
 
Loue decyphered.
 
Loues last Will and Testament.
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The Sonnets following were written by the Author, after he beganne to decline from his passionate affection, and in them he seemeth to please himselfe, with describing the vanitie of Love, the frailtie of Beautie, and the sower fruits of Repentance.
 
[Now haue I spun the web of my owne woes]
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EPIGRAMMES.
 
Don Pedro's Debt.
 
Sextus Wit.
 
Of casting out Spirits by Prayer, without Fasting.
 
Of wicked Prayers.
 
The Author, of his Fortune.
 
Of Misse-pointing.
 
To his Wife.
 
Of a Precise Taylor.
 
Of a Cittizen and his Sonne
 
Mistaking a word.
 
Of his Cooke, named Cornish.
 
Of his Writings.
 
Of a Ladyes Cabinet.
 
Of Wiues ruling.
 
Of Gella's Periwig.
 
Of a Prater, out of Martiall.
 
Of trusting to his Friend.
 
Of Faustus, a stealer of Verses.
 
An Epitaph by a man of his Father.
 
An Epitaph of Aretine.

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Loues last Will and Testament.

My spirit I bequeath vnto the ayre;
My body shall vnto the earth repaire;
My burning brond vnto the Prince of hell,
T'increase mens paines that there in darknes dwell:
For well I weene, aboue nor vnder ground,
A greater paine then that may not be found.
My sweet conceits of pleasure and delight
To Erebus, and to eternall night:
My sighs, my teares, my passions, and laments;
Distrust, despaire, all these my hourely rents,
With other plagues that Louers mindes inthrall,
Vnto Obliuion J bequeath them all.
My broken Bow and Shafts I giue to Reason;
My cruelties, my sleights, and forged treason,
To women-kinde, and to their seede for aye,
To wreake their spight, and work poore mens decay;
Reseruing onely for Alcilia's part,
Small kindnesse, and lesse care of Louers smart:
For shee is from the vulgar sort excepted,
And had shee Philoparthens loue respected,

Requiting it with like affection,
She might haue had the praise of all perfection.
This done; if I haue any faith or troth
To Philoparthen I assigne them both;
For vnto him of right they doe belong,
Who truely louing suffred too much wrong.
Time shall be sole Executor of my Will,
Who may these things in order due fulfill.
To warrant this my Testament for good,
I haue subscrib'd it with my dying bloud.
And so hee dy'd that all this bale had bred,
And yet my heart misdoubts hee is not dead:
For sure I feare should I Alcilia spie,
She might eftsoones reuiue him with her eye.
Such power diuine remaineth in her sight,
To make him liue againe in Deaths despight.
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