Poems by Sir John Salusbury and Robert Chester With an introduction by Carleton Brown |
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A poore Sheapheards introduction made in A merrimt of christmas at the house of the
Right Worshipfull John Salusbury of Lleweny Esqr Etc.
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 | Poems by Sir John Salusbury and Robert Chester |  |
A poore Sheapheards introduction made in A merrimt of christmas at the house of the Right Worshipfull John Salusbury of Lleweny Esqr Etc.
Sheapheards be sylent and our musick ceaseheare duells our frolique freind of Arcady
whose dogges defend our sheep from greedy wolues
whose sheep doth cloth our silly sheapheard swaines
whose oxen tills the grownd that yelds vs corne
whose corne doth reliue the fatherles
And fatherles still pray for his relieffe
we of Arcadia sometime frolique swaines
swaines that delight in homely pleasaunt mirth
in due obedience and regard of loue
shold heare present as newe yeares homely gifte
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or other fruite that this faire clymatt yelds
but nipping winter and a forward spring
blasted our trees and all our sommer budds
whose blossomes shold haue yelded dainty fare
therefore seing all giftes giftes that shold befreind vs
the balesome weather and cold spring denied
In signe of honor and obedience
to the whight Lyon of Arcadia
that doth defend our liues from ravenous beares
and feeds vs with the pray that he persues
A homely cuntry hornepipe we will daunce
A sheapheards prety Gigg to make him sport
and sing A madringall or roundelay
to please our Lordlike sheapheard lord of vs
take hands take hands our hartes lett vs Advaunce
and strive to please his humour with A daunce.
finis
Rot Chester
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