A banqvet of daintie conceits Furnished with verie delicate and choyse inuentions, to delight their mindes, who take pleasure in Musique, and there-withall to sing sweete Ditties, either to the Lute, Bandora, Virginalles, or anie other Instrument. Published at the desire of both Honorable and Worshipfull personages, who haue had copies of diuers of the Ditties heerein contained. Written by A. M. [i.e. Anthony Munday] |
A banqvet of daintie conceits | ||
Then the third, whose sentence was: that, women were strongest, but Trueth ouercommeth all things, and whose name was Zerobabell, began to speake as followeth.
Women are strongest: but Trueth ouercommeth all things.
It
neither is the mightie King,
nor any men beside:
Nor wine that may be strongest namde,
alas you are too wide.
nor any men beside:
Nor wine that may be strongest namde,
alas you are too wide.
Who is it that dooth gouerne these,
and ruleth ore them all:
Women they are, and Womens strength,
may not be counted small.
and ruleth ore them all:
Women they are, and Womens strength,
may not be counted small.
The King himselfe of Woman came,
and they that rule the earth:
Men of what state so euer they be,
of Women had their birth.
and they that rule the earth:
Men of what state so euer they be,
of Women had their birth.
Yea, they that tooke the paines to plant,
the Uines that beare the Wine:
They came of Women at the first,
and vnto them encline.
the Uines that beare the Wine:
They came of Women at the first,
and vnto them encline.
They make mens garments, and beside,
they make them honorable:
No man without a Woman can,
long time to liue be able.
they make them honorable:
No man without a Woman can,
long time to liue be able.
They that haue Siluer and Gold at will,
or ought that they may deeme:
When they faire Women doo behold,
more deere they them esteeme.
or ought that they may deeme:
When they faire Women doo behold,
more deere they them esteeme.
For all those things they doo forsake,
to gaze on beauties face:
Not weighing any precious thing,
faire beautie to embrace.
to gaze on beauties face:
Not weighing any precious thing,
faire beautie to embrace.
A man forsakes his Father deere,
that kept him all his life:
Yea, Kinne and Countrey dooth forgoe,
and cleaueth to his wife.
that kept him all his life:
Yea, Kinne and Countrey dooth forgoe,
and cleaueth to his wife.
For her he ieoperdeth his life,
and dooth great hazards find:
He recks not Countrey, Dad nor Dame,
so he may please her minde.
and dooth great hazards find:
He recks not Countrey, Dad nor Dame,
so he may please her minde.
By this you plainlie may perceiue,
Women ouer you doo sway:
At night you bring them home your hyre,
for labouring all the daie,
Women ouer you doo sway:
At night you bring them home your hyre,
for labouring all the daie,
Manie sticks not to kill and steale,
and saile vpon the Seas:
To bring home booties for their Loues,
and glad their mindes to please.
and saile vpon the Seas:
To bring home booties for their Loues,
and glad their mindes to please.
Manie for Women haue runne mad,
and so haue seru'de in thrall:
Yea, some haue sinned and perished,
and thus (for Women) all.
and so haue seru'de in thrall:
Yea, some haue sinned and perished,
and thus (for Women) all.
I graunt the King is great in power,
all stand of him in awe:
Yet Apame the Kings Concubine,
not long sithence I sawe:
all stand of him in awe:
Yet Apame the Kings Concubine,
not long sithence I sawe:
Her sit on the right hand of the King,
and verie pleasantlie:
She tooke the Crowne from off his heade,
which he endur'de familliarlie.
and verie pleasantlie:
She tooke the Crowne from off his heade,
which he endur'de familliarlie.
And on her head she put his Crowne,
and lifting vp her hande:
Therewith she gaue the King a stroke,
all this I stood and scande.
and lifting vp her hande:
Therewith she gaue the King a stroke,
all this I stood and scande.
And in meane season what did he,
but on her gaze and looke?
And when she laughed, then he laught,
so well he could her brooke.
but on her gaze and looke?
And when she laughed, then he laught,
so well he could her brooke.
But if that she did frowne on him,
then would he flatter her:
That she might into good conceit,
the King againe prefer.
then would he flatter her:
That she might into good conceit,
the King againe prefer.
How thinke ye now of Women kinde:
are they not strong indeede:
The King and Princes lookt apace,
as though they were agreed.
are they not strong indeede:
The King and Princes lookt apace,
as though they were agreed.
But then againe he did beginne,
great is the earth (quoth hee)
The Heauen hie, the Sunne in course,
doth passe full speedilie.
great is the earth (quoth hee)
The Heauen hie, the Sunne in course,
doth passe full speedilie.
For in one daie he compasseth,
the Heauen round about:
And turnes againe vnto his place,
where he first issued out,
the Heauen round about:
And turnes againe vnto his place,
where he first issued out,
Is not he great that made these things,
so wonderfull to see?
Then say that Trueth is strongest of all,
for very Trueth is hee.
so wonderfull to see?
Then say that Trueth is strongest of all,
for very Trueth is hee.
All the whole earth dooth call for Trueth,
and Heauen blesseth it:
All things doo shake and tremble thereat,
it is not false one whit.
and Heauen blesseth it:
All things doo shake and tremble thereat,
it is not false one whit.
The Wine, the King, yea Women too,
and Men are wicked all:
Theyr works are naught, no Trueth in them,
they perrish and they fall.
and Men are wicked all:
Theyr works are naught, no Trueth in them,
they perrish and they fall.
But Trueth dooth constantlie abide,
and strongest is for euer:
She liues and raignes, and euer shall,
can be confounded neuer.
and strongest is for euer:
She liues and raignes, and euer shall,
can be confounded neuer.
With her no choyse of person is,
she dooth the things are iust:
From wicked works she dooth abstaine,
men ought in her to trust.
she dooth the things are iust:
From wicked works she dooth abstaine,
men ought in her to trust.
Her iudgments euermore are sound,
her Maiestie ensueth:
Ouer all ages by her power,
Blest be the God of Trueth.
her Maiestie ensueth:
Ouer all ages by her power,
Blest be the God of Trueth.
Thus brake he off, and then began,
the people all to cry:
Trueth greatest is, and strongest of all,
and Trueth shall neuer die.
the people all to cry:
Trueth greatest is, and strongest of all,
and Trueth shall neuer die.
FINIS.
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